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Lord of the cranes
a Chinese tale
By Chen, Kerstin & Chen, Jian & James, J. Alison
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-73581-193-5
- Publisher
- New York : North-South Books, 2000.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2000
Gr 1-4 In China, a divine wise man known as "Lord of the Cranes" leaves his mountain home to test the goodness of the city dwellers below. Wang the innkeeper is the only person who helps the old man, who is disguised as a beggar. Tian repays his host's continuing hospitality by painting a "heavenly" mural of cranes, cranes that will step off the inn wall to dance when customers sing and clap their hands. This retelling seems to sprout from the same Asian root as M...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
