Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> People & Places - Asia

He tells her the stories of Nian and the monster Xi (Chinese New Year); Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet who loved his kingdom (Dragon Boat Festival); the Jade Emperor of Heaven who ordered the earth to be destroyed by fire (Lantern Festival); and Hou Yi who shot down the suns (Mid-Autumn Festival).

In Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival Little Mei wants to know why her family members have all come together this evening. Grandpa tells her the story of...

He tells her the stories of Nian and the monster Xi (Chinese New Year); Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet who loved his kingdom (Dragon Boat Festival); the Jade Emperor of Heaven who ordered the earth to be destroyed by fire (Lantern Festival); and Hou Yi who shot down the suns (Mid-Autumn Festival).

In Celebrating the Lantern Festival Little Mei wants to know why her grandpa is making a paper lantern. Grandpa tells her the story of the Jade Emperor of...

There's no place on Earth a flat kid can't go

Watch out, Stanley

Ouch Stanley accidentally caused twin acrobats Yin and Yang to take a tumble, right before their Chinese New Year show. Yang's foot is broken--but luckily, Flat Stanley is flexible enough to take his place. To make up for his mistake, Stanley travels to China to help out--but can he learn all their amazing tricks in time?

-I'm quick and smart as I can be. Try and try, but you can't catch me -

Mouse Deer sings his song as he walks through the forest looking for tasty fruits and roots and shoots. Though he is small, he is not afraid. He knows that many big animals want to eat him -- but first they have to catch him

In these delightful trickster tales from Southeast Asia, find out how Mouse Deer gets the best of his enemies -- Tiger, Crocodile, and the most dangerous animal of all, Farmer

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The Shivani Chapter Book. Ages 7-11+. Grades 3-6. Shivani may look like she has it all together, but looks can be very deceiving. It's one thing when things don't go according to plan, but what happens when you never got to plan in the first place? If you're Shivani, you just have to expect the unexpected, that's all. Easier said than done, right? We know. But we had to say it anyway. Next stop: New Delhi, India.

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The Shivani Picture Book. Ages 3-7. Grades K-3. We're going on a trip in our favorite--boat Shivani is in Varanasi, India, with her class on a school field trip. It's going to be so much fun Shivani volunteers to be a group leader but can she handle all the duties that come with this adventure?

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The Shivani Chapter Book. Ages 7-11]. Grades 3-6. Shivani may look like she has it all together, but looks can be very deceiving. It's one thing when things don't go according to plan, but what happens when you never got to plan in the first place? If you're Shivani, you just have to expect the unexpected, that's all. Easier said than done, right? We know. But we had to say it anyway. Next stop: New Delhi, India.

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"A lively adaptation of a Japanese folktale.... The well-paced, carefully plotted text has a sprightly partner in its stylized, gently colored illustrations." - School Library Journal

"A sweetly illustrated retelling" - The New York Times

Sachiko and Kenji just want to welcome the new year in the proper way, but their mother tells them they don't have the money for a New Year's feast.

An act of generosity brings help from an unexpected source in this heartwarming Japanese classic.

May the Seven Gods of Luck visit you

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When a special exhibition of terracotta warriors comes to town, Ming and his mother goes to see them at the museum. To remember this exciting event, Ming's mother buys him a little figurine of a General to keep in his room at home. But at midnight, Ming wakes up and finds the General figurine is alive and he has a copper carriage ready to take Ming to his home in Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Tomb in Xi'an, China. In this mysterious...

This classic children's book was first published in 1933 and is still as delightful and relevant as ever. Ping's owner takes him and his siblings to the river for dinner. When it's time to go, Ping is the last duck in the water and, as such, will receive a spanking. To avoid punishment, he hides--only to be captured the next morning by a young boy for his family's dinner. Finally Ping is set free, and when he sees his master's boat, the last thing he fears is a spanking--he's just thankful to be home

Listen, Slowly is a New York Times Book Review Notable Book and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year This remarkable and bestselling novel from Thanhha Lai, author of the National Book Award-winning and Newbery Honor Book Inside Out & Back Again, follows a young girl as she learns the true meaning of family.

A California girl born and raised, Mai can't wait to spend her vacation at the beach. Instead, she has to travel to Vietnam with her grandmother, who is going back to find out what really happened to her husband during the Vietnam War....