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Ch'i-Lin Purse

A Collection of Ancient Chinese Stories

by Linda Fang; Jeanne M. Lee (Illustrator)

Synopsis

AStorytelling Worldmagazine award winner

In turns funny, poignant, and wise, these nine lively stories are peopled with an array of unusual characters, including a young woman raised as a boy who is then faced with the complicated business of marriage; a carp-fish spirit who changes herself into a young woman for love's sake; a Miracle Doctor who can cure all illnesses except one; and a shopkeeper who learns the hard way the true meaning of justice.

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Book Information

Copyright year 1997
ISBN-13 9780374411893
ISBN-10 0374411891
Class Copyright
Publisher Farrar Straus & Giroux
Subject FICTION;JUVENILE FICTION;SOCIAL SCIENCE
File Size 0 MB
Number of Pages 127
Shelf No. JY080
Grade Range 3 - 7
Ages 8 - 13
Lexile 790L