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The Ch'I-Lin Purse: A Collection of Ancient Chinese Stories
By Linda Fang and Jeanne M. Lee (illustrator)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Demco Media
Publication date September 1, 1997
Binding Reinforced
Edition Reprint
Book category Juvenile Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780606132619
ISBN-10 0606132619
Dimensions 0.75 by 5.25 by 7.75 in.
Weight 0.50 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Business
Original list price $14.70
Other format details juvenile
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A collection of Chinese tales includes nine stories based on authentic sources, including three-hundred-year-old novels, actual historical figures and events, and Chinese opera
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
A Storytelling World magazine 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.


Editions
Hardcover
from Farrar Straus & Giroux (September 1, 1994); titled "The Chi-Lin Purse: A Collection of Ancient Chinese Stories"
9780374312411 | details & prices | 127 pages | 5.75 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.60 lbs | List price $16.00
About: A collection of Chinese tales includes nine stories based on authentic sources, including three-hundred-year-old novels, actual historical figures and events, and Chinese opera
Reinforced
Book cover for 9780606132619
 
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Reprint edition from Demco Media (September 1, 1997); titled "The Ch'I-Lin Purse: A Collection of Ancient Chinese Stories"
9780606132619 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.50 lbs | List price $14.70
About: A collection of Chinese tales includes nine stories based on authentic sources, including three-hundred-year-old novels, actual historical figures and events, and Chinese opera
Prebinding
With Jeanne M. Lee (other contributor) | Reprint edition from Paw Prints (August 11, 2008); titled "The Ch'i-lin Purse: A Collection of Ancient Chinese Stories"
9781439518519 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.75 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.44 lbs | List price $15.95
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