Korea: Children's Books
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Chi-Hoon : A Korean Girl, by Patricia McMahon, Michael F. O'Brien (Illustrator)
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Reading level: Ages 9-12, Paperback - 48 pages Reprint edition (March 1998)
Boyds Mills Pr; ISBN: 1563977206 Reviews: A week in the life of 9 year old Chi-Hoon. There is a wealth of information about Seoul, foods, names, schools and other cultural aspects. McMahon illustrates the tension between traditional values and modern attitudes. Beautiful full colour photographs throughout.
Chinese Mirror by Mirra Ginsburg, Margot Zemach (Illustrator)
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Reading level: Ages 4-8 Paperback Reprint edition (September 1991)
Harcourt Brace; ISBN: 0152175083
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A mirror brought from China causes confusion with a family as each member looks in it and sees a different stranger.
Count Your Way Through Korea by Jim Haskins, Dennis Hockerman (Illustrator)
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Paperback - 24 pages (March 1990), List Price: $5.95, Our Price: $4.76, You Save: $1.19 (20%) |
Reading level: Ages 4-8 Carolrhoda Books; ISBN: 0876145160
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Presents the numbers one to ten in Korean, using each number to introduce concepts about Korea and its culture.
Echoes of the White Giraffe by Nyul Sook Choi, Sook Nyul Choi
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Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback - 176 pages Reprintedition (March 1995)
Yearling Books; ISBN: 0440409705
Girl-Son (Adventures in Time) by Anne E. Neuberger,
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Ages 9 - 12 years
Paperback - 132 pages (June1997), List Price: $6.95, Our Price: $5.56, You Save: $1.39 (20%)
Library Binding, Published 1994 Our Price: $21.27
Carolrhoda Books; ISBN: 1575050773
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Based on the life of Induk Pahk, a Korean educator, whose widowed mother disguised her as a boy at the age of eight in order for her to attend school, a choice forbidden to girls in the early twentieth century in that country.
The Green Frogs : A Korean Folktale, by Yumi Heo (Illustrator)
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Reading level: Ages 4-8 School & Library Binding - 30 pages (September 1996)
Houghton Mifflin Co (Juv); ISBN: 0395683785
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Based on a Korean folktale, this amusing story tells the tale of 2 frogs who always do the opposite of what their mother tells them. Their long suffering mother knows that the best way to get them to do what she wants is to tell them the opposite, but this backfires when her dying wish is to be buried on the sunny side of the stream, so she asks them to bury her in the shade. Regretful of their life of disobedience, the frogs bury her in the shade. Every time the stream floods they cry in fear of their mothers grave washing away. This folktale is why naughty children in Korea are called 'little frogs'.
Kongi and Potgi : A Cinderella Story from Korea by Oki S. Han (Illustrator), Stephanie H. Plunkett
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Binding 1st edition (November 1996), Our Price:, $14.89 Hardcover, Published 1996 Our Price: $10.49 ~ You Save:$4.50 (30%) |
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Dial Books for Young Readers; ISBN: 0803715722
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Unlike western versions of this folktale, the poor girl does not face her problems alone, but is supported and helped by the people, and animals, of her community. They help her with her tasks and to prepare a costume for the prince's ball. Although the step-mother and step-sister do make Kongi do back-breaking work, after the ball, when the slipper fits and the prince claims his bride, they repent of their evil ways and are reconciled with Kongi, who forgives them of all. The beautifully detailed watercolour illustrations give a wonderful sense of the Korean landscape, rural household and the marketplace.
Korea by Karen Jacobsen
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Reading level: Ages 4-8 Library Binding - 45 pages (November 1989)
Children's Book Press; ISBN: 051601174X
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Introduces the geography, history, people, and culture of the country known as "the land of morning calm."
Korea (Enchantment of the World) by Sylvia McNair,
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Ages 9-12, School & Library Binding - 127 pages (May 1986) Children's Press; ISBN: 0516027719
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An introduction to the geography, history, economy, people, culture, and government of The Land of the Morning Calm, a peninsula dominated by larger neighbors for many centuries.
The Korean Cinderella by Shirley Climo, Ruth Heller (Illustrator),
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Reading level: Ages 4-8,
Harpercollins Juvenile Books; ISBN: 006020432X
Korean Folk-Tales (Oxford Myths and Legends) by James Riordan,
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Reading level: Ages 9-12, Paperback - 133 pages (December 1994)
Oxford Univ Pr Childrens Books; ISBN: 0192741608
The Korean War (A First Book) by Tom McGowen,
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Reading level: Ages 4-8, Paperback Reprint edition (March 1993),
Franklin Watts, Incorporated; ISBN: 0531156559
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An overview of the three-year war that took over two million lives and resolved none of the conflicts that split Korea into two irreconcilable nations.
The Korean War (Turning Points Series) by Carter Smith
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Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback (January 1991)
Silver Burdett Pr; ISBN: 0382099494 Review: Synopsis: Describes the people, places, and events surrounding the Korean War.
Look What We'Ve Brought You from Korea : Crafts, Games, Recipes, Stories and Other Cultural Activities from Korean-Americans, by Phyllis Shalant, Soyoo Hyunjoo Park (Illustrator),
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Reading level: Ages 9-12,
Library Binding - 48 pages (April 1995), Our Price: $22.00,
Paperback, Published 1995, Our Price: $8.80 ~ You Save: $2.20 (20%)
Julian Messner; ISBN: 0671887017,
Review: This book contains a good range of activities for children aimed at educating them about the Korean culture.
The Magic Amber : A Korean Legend (Legends of the World) by Charles Reasoner,
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Reading level: Ages 9-12, Paperback - 32 pages (June 1994)
Troll Assoc; ISBN: 0816734089
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An old rice farmer and his wife are repaid for their kindness and generosity.
The Mole's Daughter : An Adaptation of a Korean Folktale by Julia Gukova (Illustrator),
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Reading level: Ages 4-8
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& Library Binding - 24 pages (March 1998), List
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Annick Pr; ISBN: 1550375253
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Proud father Mole, protective mother Mole and beautiful daughter Mole star in this amusing tale. Father knows that his daughter is the fairest creature on earth and goes looking for a suitable husband. His sights set on the skies, he eventually discovers that another mole is the most suitable.
Mr. Pak Buys a Story by Carol J. Farley, Benrei Huang (Illustrator),
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Reading level: Ages 4-8, School & Library Binding (March 1997) Albert Whitman & Co; ISBN: 0807551783
Reviews: A Korean farmer and his wife commission their servant to go and buy them a story for their entertainment. A theif tricks him out of the gold buy selling him a story made up on the spot, but tables turn on the theif as the story thwarts his robbery attempt, and goes on to become a family favourite.
