Little Sima and the Giant Bowl: [A Chinese Folktale] (On My Own Folklore) - Softcover

Qu, Zhi

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9781580138505: Little Sima and the Giant Bowl: [A Chinese Folktale] (On My Own Folklore)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1580138500 ISBN 13: 9781580138505
Publisher: First Avenue Editions ™, 2009

Synopsis

Little Sima’s village in China was suffering from a 100 years without rain. Then a wizard gave the Sima family a giant porcelain bowl. He said this gang would turn their luck around. Sure enough, rain started to fall. But one day, Little Sima’s friend fell into the gang. Can Little Sima save his friend from drowning without stopping the rain?

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About the Author

Zhi Qu was born in Beijing, China and raised by her grandparents in their old, Beijing-style quadrangle. When she was a child, she heard many stories from her grandmother. Zhi attended Beijing Normal University where she studied English literature. She received her master’s degree in education from the University of Minnesota, where she also studied Linguistics. She currently lives with her husband in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, and works as an ESL teacher in Minneapolis Public Schools. Their daughter is studying at Harvard University.

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Publisher
First Avenue Editions ™
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1580138500
ISBN 13 
9781580138505
Binding
Paperback
Illustrator
Wang Lin
Number of pages
48
Rating
  • 4.15 out of 5 stars
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