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Kamishibai Man
By Allen Say and Allen Say (illustrator)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Houghton Mifflin
Publication date October 24, 2005
Pages 32
Binding School and Library
Book category Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13 9780618479542
ISBN-10 0618479546
Dimensions 0.25 by 9.50 by 10.75 in.
Weight 1 lbs.
Original list price $17.99
Other format details juvenile
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Summary
Having ridden into town to sell his candy and tell his story for year, the Kamishibai man is sadden to discover that the television has replaced his important place in the community, yet when years pass and he decides to make one final trip in order to tell his story to those who would listen, the old man gets the surprise of his life when familiar faces suddenly appear in the crowd.
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Miscellaneous
from Houghton Mifflin (October 24, 2005)
9780547345949 | details & prices | List price $17.00
School and Library
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from Houghton Mifflin (October 24, 2005)
9780618479542 | details & prices | 32 pages | 9.50 × 10.75 × 0.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 1.00 lbs | List price $17.99
About: After many years of retirement, an old Kamishibai man--a Japanese street performer who tells stories and sells candies--decides to make his rounds once more even though such entertainment declined after the advent of television.

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