Chinese Fables: The Dragon Slayer And Other Timeless Tales Of Wisdom

Author: Shiho S. Nunes

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Price : $18.99 AUD
ISBN : 9780804841528
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Imprint : Tuttle Publishing
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Weight (g) : 0.617
Publication date : 01 January 2013
Dimensions : 254mm X 254mm
Produced in : United States
RRP : 18.99
Availability date : 01 February 2013
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Dewey classification : 813.54
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Pages : 64
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Description

For thousands of years, Chinese storytellers have delighted listeners with stories about the value of virtues like honesty, respect, courage and self-reliance. "Chinese Fables" collects nineteen of these wonderful tales, some of them dating back to the third century BCE, and retells them in contemporary English for a modern audience.

Each of these stories offers a nugget of ancient folk wisdom and shares aspects of Chinese culture and lore. All of the tales express the foibles and wisdom of human experience with great humor and affection. And although the lessons are universal, the wit and flavor are uniquely Chinese.

Beautifully illustrated by a master Chinese artist using a patchwork of ancient tones and textures, with a deft touch of humor, this book will give great joy to children and adults alike.

Stories include: The Practical BrideStealing the BellKwan Yin, the Goddess of MercyCooking the DuckScaring the TigersThe Dragon Slayer

Reviews

"The stories and pictures in "Chinese Fables" are fresh, bright, timeless. They'll enchant the young and the old today as they did in the China of long ago."--Maxine Hong Kingston, author of "I Love a Broad Margin to My Life"

"The stories are a great introduction to Chinese culture...And what charming illustrations! This book is a timeless treasure!"--Charlotte Painter, author of "Seeing Things"

Author description

Shiho Nunes is a passionate educator who has authored Hawaiian culture-based novels for young adults, as well as "The Shishu Ladies of Hilo: Japanese Embroidery in Hawaii." She lives in Berkley, California.
Born and raised in Singapore, Lak-Khee Tay-Adouard is the illustrator of several children's books, among them "Monkey, Singapore Children's Favorite Stories," and "Adventures of the Treasure Fleet." The mother of two grown children, she and her husband live in France.

Acknowledgement of country

The Bundjalung of Byron Bay Arakwal People have lived in the coastal landscape around Byron Bay for at least 22,000 years.We acknowledge and show respect for the original people on the land on which we are based. We respectfully acknowledge the ancient cultural presence in the Australian landscape by First Nation peoples and their ongoing traditional and spiritual custodianship of the marine areas, beaches, bush, rivers, lakes and mountains.