Shen of the Sea: A Book for Children by Arthur Bowie Chrisman

"Shen of the Sea: A Book for Children" by Arthur Bowie Chrisman is a collection of short stories published in 1925. This Newbery Medal-winning work presents sixteen original tales written in the style of humorous Chinese folk tales. The stories blend fantasy with clever explanations for everyday inventions, from chopsticks to gunpowder to fine china. Kings match wits with demons, prophecies take unexpected turns, and ordinary characters use cleverness to overcome extraordinary challenges in these whimsical adventures that captivated young readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Chrisman, Arthur Bowie, 1889-1953
Illustrator Hasselriis, Else
Title Shen of the Sea: A Book for Children
Alternate Title Shen of the sea: Chinese stories for children
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shen_of_the_Sea
Contents Ah Mee's invention -- Shen of the sea -- How wise were the old men -- Chop-sticks -- Buy a father -- Four generals -- The Rain King's daughter -- Many wives -- That lazy Ah Fun -- The Moon Maiden -- Ah Tcha the sleeper -- I wish it would rain -- High as Han Hsin -- Contrary Chueh Chun -- Pies of the princess -- As Hai Low kept house.
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 85.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject Children's stories
Subject China -- Juvenile fiction
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EBook-No. 65206
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Most Recently Updated Oct 18, 2024
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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