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

-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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Das illustrierte Kinderbuch Mondblume und der Sonnenwendtanz nimmt Sie mit auf eine Reise in die Steppen Zentralasiens. Dort beobachtet Mondblume, ein kleines MAdchen eines tUrkischen Stammes, den Wechsel der Jahreszeiten und wundert sich, warum die warmen, langen und hellen Tage des Sommers allmAhlich verschwinden und schlielich von den kalten dunklen Wintertagen abgelOst werden. Um einen gesangartigen Rhythmus zu erzeugen, ist die Geschichte in Versform geschrieben. Dies macht den flieenden Zyklus der Jahreszeiten mit seinen Wellen aus wechselnden Farben, GerAuschen und Stimmungen noch...

In the Philippines, people love to celebrate--holidays are filled with music and dancing, sometimes with colorful costumes, and always with great food Rich with detailed watercolors and cultural flavor, Filipino Celebrations: A Treasury of Feasts and Festivals makes major holidays (like Christmas) and family gatherings (like weddings and birthdays) come alive.

From these pages, children will learn the history of each holiday, its cultural influences, the varied ways in which...

When wily animals, everyday people and magical beings come together in a collection of Japanese fairytales, wonderful things are bound to happen

Each story is brilliantly illustrated by a different talented Japanese artist. The tales recounted here are among Japan's oldest and most beloved stories. Entertaining and filled with subtle folk wisdom, these retold stories have been shared countless times in Japanese homes and...