Children of the Dragon: Selected Tales from Vietnam
Sherry Garland
64 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 0152242007
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Language: English
Publish: September 1, 2001
AsiaAsian LiteratureChildrensDragonsFolkloreMythologyNonfictionPicture BooksSchoolShort Stories
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. Award-winning 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.
How the tiger got its stripes
Chu Cuoi-the man in the moon
Legend of the monsoon rains
Boatman’s flute
Raven and the Star fruit
Bowmen and the sisters