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Tales of a Chinese Grandmother: 30 Traditional Tales from China
 
 
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Tales of a Chinese Grandmother: 30 Traditional Tales from China [Paperback]

Frances Carpenter (Author), Malthe Hasselriis (Author)
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An aged Chinese grandmother tells some Chinese folk tales and legends to her grandchildren.
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Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Tuttle Publishing (August 1, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0804834091
  • ISBN-13: 978-0804834094
  • Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #316,244 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Better reading than a bag full of fortune cookies!, May 5, 1997
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Twenty-four years after reading this book, its spirit still remains in me. I first read Tales of a Chinese Grandmother while in the third grade. Although I was raised in a traditional Chinese household, this book explained, with charm, the traditions and origins Chinese folklore.

This is not a college compendeum of every tradition, rather it is an endearing look at Chinese culture as explained by a grandmother to two young children as they grow up in old China. <P

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars 40 years later I still remember my mother reading this to me, June 10, 1998
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I am not Chinese, however these are wonderful folk tales and present morals and metaphors that transcend culture. I highly recommend this for reading a loud to your children, especially young girls.
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10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Chinese Book Yet !!, February 11, 2006
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Lovely adjectives, good for bedtime reading with my daddy! After I am sent to bed, I get up and read from where me and my daddy stopped. When I finish I feel like I want to read it all over again!
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