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The Princess And The Beggar: A Korean Folktale (Scholastic Hardcover)

Published: 1993, Scholastic Trade
Tags: Folktales and Fairytales, Love stories, Royalty
Categories: AsiaAsia, Folklore and Fairy TalesAsia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, KoreaAsia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Korea, Picture BookAsia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Korea, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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The Stone Lion

Published: 1994, Scribner Book Company
Tags: Folktales and Fairytales, Generosity, Greed
Categories: AsiaAsia, Folklore and Fairy TalesAsia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture BookAsia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Asia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Tibet

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The Snow Wife

Published: 1993, Dial
Tags: Fantasy and supernatural, Folktales and Fairytales, legends
Categories: AsiaAsia, Folklore and Fairy TalesAsia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, JapanAsia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Japan, Picture BookAsia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Yuki’s Ride Home

Published: 2008, Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Tags: Animals, grandmother and grandchild, growing up, multigenerational
Categories: AsiaAsia, Early Years (ages 2-6)Asia, Early Years (ages 2-6), JapanAsia, Early Years (ages 2-6), Japan, Picture Book

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The Painted Fan

Published: 1994, William Morrow & Co
Tags: brave, Folktales and Fairytales, Love stories, Mother
Categories: AsiaAsia, ChinaAsia, China, Picture BookAsia, China, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Korean Children’s Favorite Stories

Published: 2004, Tuttle Publishing
Tags: Fairy Tales, folk tales, legends, Storytelling
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Korea

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Japan (Globetrotters Club)

Published: 1997, Carolrhoda Books
Tags: Asia, Geography and culture
Categories: Intermediate (ages 9-14)Intermediate (ages 9-14), JapanIntermediate (ages 9-14), Japan, Nonfiction

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The Lost Scrolls: Fire (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Published: 2006, Simon Spotlight
Tags: action and adventure, Fantasy and magic, Martial arts
Categories: AsiaAsia, FantasyAsia, Fantasy, Primary (ages 6-9)

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The Lost Scrolls: Water (Avatar)

Published: 2006, Simon Spotlight
Tags: action and adventure, Fantasy and magic, Martial arts
Categories: AsiaAsia, FantasyAsia, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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Lily And The Wooden Bowl

Published: 1994, Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Tags: Folk tale, multigenerational, Overcoming adversity, Promises, Wisdom
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, JapanFolklore and Fairy Tales, Japan, Primary (ages 6-9)

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