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When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.

Seven Chinese brothers elude execution by virtue of their extraordinary individual qualities. With humor and wit, internationally acclaimed author Margaret Mahy captures the courageous adventures of seven brothers who use their supernatural gifts to overpower a cruel emperor. This ALA Notable Book features beautifully executed illustrations full of historical.

This version of the Cinderella story, in which a young girl overcomes the wickedness of her stepsister and stepmother to become the bride of a prince, is based on ancient Chinese manuscripts written 1000 years before the earliest European version.

A poor boy who longs to paint is given a magic brush that brings to life whatever he pictures.

When the emperor is imprisoned in a high tower, his smallest daughter, whom he has always ignored, uses her kite to save him.

When her ailing father is conscripted to fight invaders from the north, Mulan dresses as a man to take his place in the army, but an old enemy and an attraction for her troop's commander complicate her mission.

Woodland animals, each thinking of his neighbor, share a turnip left on their doorstep.

After learning to understand the language of animals, Hai Li Bu the hunter sacrifices himself to save his village.

Chang, who paints the best animal pictures in all of China, has a problem if he paints in the eyes of the dragons.

A Chinese folk tale which explains why the ox was banished from heaven to become the farmer's beast of burden.