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Magical Starfruit Tree, The


TITLE: Magical Starfruit Tree, The
AUTHOR: Wang, Rosalind C.
ILLUSTRATOR: Liu, Shao Wei
PUBLISHER: Beyond Words Publishing, Inc
PLACE OF PUBLICATION: Hillsboro, Oregon COPYRIGHT DATE: 1993
ISBN: 941831892 PRICE: $14.95
CULTURAL GROUP: Chinese THEME: Magic
SYNOPSIS:
A stingy peddler is chastised for his miserly ways by an old beggar with magical powers.
CORE BOOK: no

CONTENT CONNECTIONS

SUBJECT: Reading/Lanquage Arts GRADE: 3, 4 TOPIC: Folktales
COMMENTS:
The costumes, hairstyles, and settings depicted in this book are representative of the Sung and Yuan dynasties which ruled China from 960 to 1368 A.D. This was a prosperous era in Chinese history.

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