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1) I once was a monkey: stories Buddha told

Author

Lee, Jeanne M

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

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A retelling of six Jatakas, or birth stories, which illustrate some of the central tenets of Buddha's teachings, such as compassion, honesty, and thinking clearly before acting.

2) Silent Lotus

Author

Lee, Jeanne M

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

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Although she cannot speak or hear, Lotus trains as a Khmer court dancer and becomes eloquent in dancing out the legends of the gods.

3) Bà-Năm

Author

Lee, Jeanne M

Publisher

Holt

Pub. Date

[1987]

Language

English

Description

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"A young Vietnamese girl visiting the graves of her ancestors finds the old gravekeeper frightening until a severe storm reveals to her the old woman's kindness." --

4) Bitter dumplings

Author

Lee, Jeanne M

Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Pub. Date

2002.

Language

English

Description

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After her father dies, a young Chinese woman struggles to survive and finds she has much in common with an old hunchbacked woman in her village.

5) Legend of the Milky Way

Author

Lee, Jeanne M

Publisher

Holt, Rinehart, and Winston

Pub. Date

[1982]

Language

English

Description

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Retells the Chinese legend of the Weaver Princess who came down from heaven to marry a mortal, a love story represented in the stars of the Milky Way.