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Life on a little-known planet
By Compestine, Ying Chang & Evans, Howard E.
- ISBN
- 978-0-52547-493-7
- Publisher
- New York : Dutton, 1978, c1968.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
K-Gr 3 Tongue-in-cheek humor peppers this original tale that incorporates the stone-soup motif but is based on a Chinese legend instead of the European folktale. A fisherman complains that the three boys he has hired to work on his boat are "somewhat stupid" and "lazy" even though the illustration reveals that he is lounging at the stern while the boys toil. At lunchtime he barks out orders, "Ting! Gather firewood. Pong! Prepare the cooking pot and clean the fish." The c...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
In this version of a legend from southeast China, a pompous fisherman is outsmarted by his three helpers and ends up do...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
