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In this retelling of a traditional Chinese tale, a boy finds a treasure in an unexpected place.
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In this retelling of a traditional Chinese tale, a boy finds a treasure in an unexpected place.
In this retelling of a Mongolian folktale, a simple shepherd must pass three tests in order to marry the Khan’s beautiful daughter.
Gregory experiences a new way of life and wonders if he’ll ever fit in when he moves to Japan with his American mother and his Japanese father.
An introduction to the history, geography, and culture of China through brief descriptions of the day-to-day lives of a variety of children.
Judge Rabbit solves the problem of a mischievous tree spirit who has taken on human form.
A retelling of the original Chinese poem in which a brave young girl masquerades as a boy and fights the Tartars in the Khan’s army.
A retelling of a traditional Korean tale in which a mirror brought from China causes confusion within a family as each member looks in it and sees a different stranger.
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When Yoshi’s neighbor, Sabu, the eel broiler, attempts to charge him for the delicious smelling aromas he has been enjoying, Yoshi hatches a plan to enrich them both.
When the famous wrestler Forever Mountain tickles a plump little girl, the consequence is that he must be trained by her, her mother, and her grandmother.