Synopsis
Retells thirteen traditional Chinese fables and provides a mylar front jacket flap with which to reflect the stories' illustrations
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PreSchool-Grade 5 Demi takes the traditions of the Chinese mirror and brings them to an unusual format with great success. These 13 brief fables, which vary widely in theme, including friendship, self-esteem, and vanity, are told with just the proper mix of intriguing and accessible language, and are set in a circle of designs which complement the facing illustration. These main illustrations include whirling orange-yellow butterflies, a regal lavendar phoenix, and a mysterious teal-and-cocoa weasel. The illustrations' circular borders never cramp or confine, but rather enhance the premise of a mirror. Indeed, a mylar mirror is provided on an extended jacket flap so that readers might experiment and actually reflect the pictures; it will no doubt deteriorate with use, but the charm is in the illustrations themselves. They are so varied and graceful that readers will find themselves poring over them, making new discoveries again and again. The fables would make excellent and novel read-alouds, the illustrations will enchant those who cannot read yet, and older readers will be intrigued by the lore of the mirror as well as the morals of the tales. A book with much to reflect upon that is certain to have just as many readers as reflections. Joanna G. Jones, formerly at Hunterdon County Library, Flemington,
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Demi's Reflective Fables
Published by
Penguin Young Readers Group, 1988
ISBN 10: 0448092816
ISBN 13: 9780448092812
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 6182454-6
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Demi's Reflective Fables
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Demi's Reflective Fables
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0448092816I4N00
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0448092816I3N00
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Demi's Reflective Fables
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0448092816I4N00
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Demi's Reflective Fables
Published by
Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1988
ISBN 10: 0448092816
ISBN 13: 9780448092812
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Hardcover
Seller: Persephone's Books, Gastonia, NC, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Demi (illustrator). First Thus. (unpaginated) Very light scuffing to the corners of the covers. The binding is tight and the text is clean. The jacket is rubbed along the upper and lower edges, and has small closed tears at the head of the flap folds. Seller Inventory # 059289
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Demi's Reflective Fables
Published by
Grosset & Dunlap, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1988
ISBN 10: 0448092816
ISBN 13: 9780448092812
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Hardcover
Seller: Betty Mittendorf /Tiffany Power BKSLINEN, Ralston, NE, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Demi (illustrator). Reprint. Purple hardcovers. Color illustration on dj. Dj in mylar wrap. Plastic mirror on front dj flap. Color illustrations. Title page taped to spine. Usual library markings and flaws. Pocket on title page. Some wear to pages. Shelf wear. Seller Inventory # 141269B
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Demi's Reflective Fables
Published by
Grosset & Dunlap, U.S.A., 1988
ISBN 10: 0448092816
ISBN 13: 9780448092812
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Hardcover
Seller: Betty Mittendorf /Tiffany Power BKSLINEN, Ralston, NE, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Demi (illustrator). Reprint. Purple hard covers. Color illustration on dj. Dj in mylar wrap. Mirror on front dj flap still intact. Color illustrations. Usual library markings. Pocket on title page. Some wear to mylar wrap and a few hairline tears to dj. Seller Inventory # 133072B
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Demi's Reflective Fables.
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Putnam Group: Grosset & Dunlap, New York, NY, 1988
ISBN 10: 0448092816
ISBN 13: 9780448092812
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Black Cat Hill Books, Oregon City, OR, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. First Edition (1988), not directly stated, but First Printing indicated by a complete alphabetical sequence, beginning with 'A'. Near Fine in Very Good+ to Near Fine DJ: The Book shows only a little shelving wear along the bottom edge of the purple boards and a bit of scuffing along the top edge of the front panel; the binding square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive flaws. The DJ shows minimal wear to the upper extremities; mild rubbing to the panels; a three-inch, superficial scratch at the bottom edge of the reflective circle at the center of the front panel; the price is unclipped. No longer 'As New', but remains close to it. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Square 4to. (10.15 x 10 x 0.25 inches. 27 pages. Illustrated in color by the author. Language: English. Age Range: 3 and up. Grade Level: 2 - 3. Weight: 13.8 ounces. Hardback with DJ. Demi takes the traditions of the Chinese mirror and brings them to an unusual format with great success. These 13 brief fables, which vary widely in theme, including friendship, self-esteem, and vanity, are told with just the proper mix of intriguing and accessible language, and are set in a circle of designs which complement the facing illustration. These main illustrations include whirling orange-yellow butterflies, a regal lavendar phoenix, and a mysterious teal-and-cocoa weasel. The illustrations' circular borders never cramp or confine, but rather enhance the premise of a mirror. Indeed, a mylar mirror is provided on an extended jacket flap so that readers might experiment and actually reflect the pictures; it will no doubt deteriorate with use, but the charm is in the illustrations themselves. They are so varied and graceful that readers will find themselves poring over them, making new discoveries again and again. The fables would make excellent and novel read-alouds, the illustrations will enchant those who cannot read yet, and older readers will be intrigued by the lore of the mirror as well as the morals of the tales. A book with much to reflect upon that is certain to have just as many readers as reflections. First Edition (1988), not directly stated, but First Printing indicated by a complete alphabetical sequence, beginning with 'A'. Seller Inventory # 51661
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Demi's Reflective Fables
Published by
Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1988
ISBN 10: 0448092816
ISBN 13: 9780448092812
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Samuel H. Rokusek, Bookseller, Pleasant Prairie, WI, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. First Printing. Original price of $16.95 printed on dust jacket back flap. Jacket now protected with paper backed polyester film. Book has light spine end rubs and previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown with no other writing or marking. Seller Inventory # 008718