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The classic story about five clever brothers, each with a different extraordinary ability is "a dramatic retelling of an old Chinese tale". (The New York Public Library)". . . . when Bishop makes the tall brother stretch, the sea-swallower work, or the robust one hold his breath, young children will laugh and laugh".--New York Herald Tribune Books. Full color.
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Claire Huchet Bishop (1899 – 1993) was a children's novelist and librarian. She was the winner of the Newbery Honor for Pancakes-Paris and All Alone, and the Josette Frank Award for Twenty and Ten. The Five Chinese Brothers won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1959.
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The beloved story of five brothers who use their special powers to rescue the First Brother from being unfairly put to death. Ages 4-8.
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- PublisherCoward-McCann
- Publication date1938
- ISBN 10 0698300890
- ISBN 13 9780698300897
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages48
- IllustratorKurt Wiese
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