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The long-haired girl
a Chinese legend
By Rappaport, Doreen & Yang, Ming-Yi
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80371-412-0
- Publisher
- New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c1995.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 1995
K-Gr 3 Exhausted by her constant search for water during an extended drought, Ah-mei barely manages to climb a nearby mountain to find green herbs. There she invokes the wrath of the Thunder God by accidentally discovering his sweet spring. Because the angry god threatens to kill her if she reveals its location, Ah-mei agonizes for a month while she watches her mother and the other villagers suffer, knowing she could save them. The desperate straits of an old man finally conv...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
