Night Visitors

By Young, Ed

Publishers Summary:
Retelling of a Chinese folktale in which a young scholar learns respect for all forms of life when he becomes part of an ant colony in a dream.

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ISBN
978-0-39922-731-8
Publisher
New York : Philomel Books, 1995.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on October 1, 1995

Gr 1-3 Both the title and the wonderfully evocative jacket art hint at the inscrutable Chinese folktale within. When ants invade the family's rice storehouse, Ho Kuan's father threatens to drown the insects' nest if the boy is unable to seal the walls and floor. The ensuing events begin at midnight, when black-armored soldiers summon Ho to His Majesty's Palace, a journey of many days. The King is so impressed with the young man's kindness that he gives his daughter ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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