{"product_id":"tales-of-a-korean-grandmother-frances-carpenter-9780804851602","title":"Tales of a Korean Grandmother: 32 Traditional Tales from Korea","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis multicultural children's book presents classic Korean fairy tales and other folk stories--providing a delightful look into a rich literary culture.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Korean people possess a folklore tradition as colorful and captivating as any in the world, and yet the stories themselves are not as widely-known to Western readers as those from \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers Grimm, Mother Goose, \u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eHans Christian Andersen.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her bestselling book for young readers, Frances Carpenter has collected thirty-two classic Korean children's stories from the \"Land of the Morning Calm\" the woodcutter and the old men of the mountain; the puppy who saved his village from a tiger; the singing girl who danced the Japanese general into the deep river; Why the dog and cat are not friends; and even a more familiar tale of the clever rabbit who outsmarted the tortoise. The children of the Kim family sit at their beloved Grandmother's knee to listen to these and other traditional folk tales which are rooted in thousands of years of Korean culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frances Carpenter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804851603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804851602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tuttle Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e30668 \/ Tales of a Korean Grandmother\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Frances Carpenter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048501145855,"sku":"9780804851602","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3fc86ea8-3e68-45f5-9306-35dd63741627.jpg?v=1684996131","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tales-of-a-korean-grandmother-frances-carpenter-9780804851602","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}