The Twelve Animals of the Chinese Zodiac: Traditional Fables in Chinese and English - A Bilingual Storybook for Kids (Free Online Audio Recordings)

9780804855945
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DESCRIPTION :
Twelve Traditional Stories That Children Will Love!

This bilingual children's book presents a charming collection of folktales and fables on the timeless theme of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. All of these stories are very popular in China, retold and adapted here to appeal to young readers and children all around the world. Each story explores a moral dilemma that young readers can easily understand, and provides a gentle lesson that they will discover for themselves.

The twelve stories in this book include:
  • "How a Monkey Was Doomed by His Own Pride" A monkey is rescued by a dolphin after a shipwreck but is dumped back into the sea when his pretense of being rich and famous is discovered.
  • "What Kind of Music Do Cows Appreciate?" A master musician does not blame the cows when they don't like his music, but instead learns to create music that the cows will appreciate.
  • How Do You Make Dragons Come to Life?" An artist obeys the emperor's command to add eyes to his painted dragons, but when the dragons come to life and fly away, it tuns out this was not what the emperor wanted after all.
  • And nine other stories!

This book is intended for children 7-12 years. It is for young language learners as well as general readers.

PRODUCT DETAILS :
ISBN : 9780804855945
BY (AUTHOR) Ling, Vivian, BY (AUTHOR) Wang, Peng, ILLUSTRATED BY Xi, Yang
PUBLISHER : Tuttle Publishing PUBLICATION DATE : October 03, 2023
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United States IMPRINT : Tuttle Publishing
LANGUAGE : English AGE : From 7 to 12 years
PRODUCT FORM : Hardback
DIMENSION : 279 mm x 216 mm
WEIGHT : 595 g
PRODUCT SAFETY : CPSIA choking or other US hazard warning - No California Proposition 65 hazard warning necessary

PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Children’s, Teenage & Educational

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