ICCAL » Asia http://wowlit.org/catalog Browse our collection of literature Tue, 22 May 2012 20:16:36 +0000 en hourly 1 Lady Hahn And Her Seven Friends http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780805041279/ http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780805041279/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 19:59:34 +0000 Book Importer http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780805041279/ Lady Hahn is a seamstress, and her seven friends are the tools she uses to swe- Mrs. Ruler, Newlywed Scissors, Young Bride Needle, Young Bride Red Thread, Old Lady Thimble, Young Lady Flatiron, and Little Miss Iron.

When Lady Hahn’s friends start boasting “I’m the most important,”  Lady Hahn turns her back on them.  But it doesn’t take long for her to realize how much she needs her friends as every one of their contributes in a special way.

]]> http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780805041279/feed/ 0 Inside Out And Back Again http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780061962783/ http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780061962783/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:59:11 +0000 Book Importer http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780061962783/ No one would believe me but at times I would choose wartime in Saigon over peacetime in Alabama. For all the ten years of her life, HÀ has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, the warmth of her friends close by . . . and the beauty of her very own papaya tree. But now the Vietnam War has reached her home. HÀ and her family are forced to flee as Saigon falls, and they board a ship headed toward hope. In America, HÀ discovers the foreign world of Alabama: the coldness of its strangers, the dullness of its food, the strange shape of its landscape . . . and the strength of her very own family. This is the moving story of one girl’s year of change, dreams, grief, and healing as she journeys from one country to another, one life to the next.

See the review at WOW Review, Volume 4, Issue 3

]]> http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780061962783/feed/ 0 Tashi and the Tibetan Flower Cure http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781600604256/ http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781600604256/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:36:26 +0000 Book Importer http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781600604256/ A young Tibetan American girl helps her grandfather recover from an illness through the use of a traditional cure that focuses on spiritual as well as physical recovery and brings together a caring community.

]]> http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781600604256/feed/ 0 Stories To Play with: Kids’ Tales Told with Puppets, Paper, Toys, and Imagination http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780874835533/ http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780874835533/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:36:26 +0000 Book Importer http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780874835533/ For storytellers who are just starting out, it seems appropriate to begin telling to young children. Yet young children present the most difficult audience a storyteller can face. So where does one begin? Simple. With some old newspaper and the story Rain Hat or Mountain Climbing, children will be enthralled at the action of the young hero as you fold and tear and create mountains, hats, fans, and boats right before their very eyes. Or, take a milk carton and make a frog puppet to tell the story.

]]> http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780874835533/feed/ 0 Folktales from the Japanese Countryside http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781591584889/ http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781591584889/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:36:26 +0000 Book Importer http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781591584889/ As in many countries, storytelling is a revered art in Japan, and traditional tales have been carefully preserved for centuries. Yet only a small portion of Japan’s tales has been shared with English-speaking audiences. From one of Japan’s most popular and respected storytellers, this collection introduces readers to more than 40 wondrous tales from rural Japan–stories they have not yet seen or heard-from animal tales and tales of supernatural beings to stories about village characters and priests and their apprentices. These are tales from the Japanese countryside, representative of the country’s rich folklore, and preserved and retold by a “ohanashi obaasan” (storytelling granny). You’ll find such stories as “Sky Watcher,” “Mouse Teeth,” “Owl’s Paintshop,” “Radish Bath,” and “Snow Woman’s Baby.” Tales are organized into broad thematic categories-animal tales, stories of village people, priests and their apprentices, strange happenings, yamanbas, and supernatural tales. It’s a fascinating assortment that will delight young listeners, intrigue older readers, and offer scholars new insights. Background on the country and Japanese culture, notes on the tales, a glossary, recipes, games and crafts, and color photos and illustrations enhance the collection.

]]> http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781591584889/feed/ 0 Tibetan Tales from the Top of the World http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781574160895/ http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781574160895/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:36:26 +0000 Book Importer http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781574160895/ A young prince, wise monkey, and magical guardian are some of the engaging characters that fill this book. Each story, told in English and Tibetan, offers a fun, enchanting glimpse of Tibetan culture. The book is written and illustrated with full-page, full color paintings by Naomi C. Rose, and has a foreword by the Dalai Lama.

]]> http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781574160895/feed/ 0 Warriors and Wailers: One Hundred Ancient Chinese Jobs You Might Have Relished or Reviled http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781554513901/ http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781554513901/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:36:26 +0000 Book Importer http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781554513901/ Learn about 100 jobs you might never have imagined existed and discover fascinating facts about more than 4,000 years of life in China

]]> http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781554513901/feed/ 0 Tua and the Elephant http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780811877817/ http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780811877817/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:05:00 +0000 Book Importer http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780811877817/ In Chiang Mai, Thailand, nine-year-old Tua releases an abused elephant from its chains–can she complete the rescue by getting it to an elephant refuge without being caught herself?

]]> http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780811877817/feed/ 0 A Path of Stars http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781570917356/ http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781570917356/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:57:29 +0000 Book Importer http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781570917356/ A refugee from Cambodia, Dara’s beloved grandmother, Lok Yeay, is grief-stricken when she learns her brother–left behind in Cambodia–has died, and it is up to Dara to bring Lok Yeay back to a place of happiness.

]]> http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781570917356/feed/ 0 Mrs. Harkness and the Panda http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780375844485/ http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780375844485/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:57:29 +0000 Book Importer http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780375844485/ In 1934, Ruth Harkness had never seen a panda bear.  Not many people in the world had.

But soon the young Mrs. Harkness would inherit an expedition from her explorer husband: the hunt for a panda.  She knew that bringing back a panda would be hard. Impossible, even.  But she intended to try.

So she went to China, where she found a guide, built traps, gathered supplies, and had explorers’ clothes made—unheard of for a woman in those days.  Then she set out up the Yangtze River and into the wilderness.  What she discovered would awe America: an adorable baby panda she named Su Lin, which means “a little bit of something very cute.”

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