David Conger, Marian Davies Toth

eBook, ePUB

Asian Children's Favorite Stories (eBook, ePUB)

A Treasury of Folktales from China, Japan, Korea, India, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia

Illustrator: Yee, Patrick

Beschreibung

This beautifully illustrated multicultural children's book showcases many of the stories and fairy tales from Asia. For thousands of years, parents around the world have been telling their children stories; at bedtime, over the dinner table, and around the fire. Each country has its own set of fascinating tales, which are especially enjoyable for children to discover. Asian Children's Favorite Stories is a marvelous collection of 13 beautifully told folktales from eight major countries in Asia-China, Japan, Korea, India, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Open the pages of this fascinating storybook to introduce your child to the wonders of Asia-and the joy of finding new favorites for story time or bedtime reading. Asian children's stories include:

• The Waters of Olive LakeCHINA
• Why Cats and Dogs Don't Get AlongKOREA
• The Clever Rabbit and NumskullINDIA
• The Crane's GratitudeJAPAN
• Why the Tapir Has No TailMALAYSIA
• Baka the Cow and Kalabaw the Water BuffaloPHILIPPINES
• And many more!

The Children's Favorite Stories series was created to share the folktales and legends most beloved by children in the East with young readers of all backgrounds in the West. Other multicultural children's books in this series include: Indian Children's Favorite Stories, Indonesian Children's Favorite Stories, Japanese Children's Favorite Stories, Singapore Children's Favorite Stories, Favorite Children's Stories from China & Tibet, Chinese Children's Favorite Stories, Korean Children's Favorite Stories, Balinese Children's Favorite Stories, and Vietnamese Children's Favorite Stories.

Technische Details

• Geräte: eReader
• mit Kopierschutz
• Größe: 8.26MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

David Conger studied electrical engineering and Japanese at Brigham Young University. He became interested in Asian history and folklore while living in Japan for two years.

Marian Davies Toth's work has achieved national recognition in the United States. While living in Thailand, she taught creative writing at the International School in Bangkok.

Kay Lyons has lived in Malaysia for over thirty years. She is the author of Malaysian Children's Favourite Stories.

Joan Suyenaga grew up with Japanese Children's Favorite Stories, the first title in this popular series. She has been writing, translating and editing for the past twenty years in Indonesia.

Liana Romulo lives mostly in the Philippines but has also lived in Thailand, Belgium, and the United States. Her first picture book, Filipino Children's Favorite Stories, was a national best-seller in the Philippines.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Tuttle Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Altersempfehlung: ab 5 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. November 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781462907915
• Artikelnr.: 38094427