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Children of the Dragon: Selected Tales from Vietnam

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By Sherry Garland
Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Children of the Dragon: Selected Tales from Vietnam
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Legend has it that more than four thousand years ago a mighty dragon prince named Lac Long Quan married a fairy princess named Au Co. From these parents the Vietnamese people were born.With power, humor, and grace, Sherry Garland shares six of her favorite folktales of Vietnam. Passed down through the ages, these colorful stories depict the rich history, tribal customs, explanations of natural phenomena, and values so important to the Vietnamese people. Awardwinning illustrator Trina Schart Hyman brings these magically entertaining and vividly detailed stories to life in an introduction to the folktales of Vietnam that is nothing less than masterful.

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13426 words13,426 words
64 pages64 pages
Lexile 1000LLexile 1000L
Published 2001Published 2001

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9780152242008

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