8000 Stones: A Chinese Folktale

8000 Stones: A Chinese Folktale (Adaptation)

Illustrator:
Ed Young

Adaptor:
Diane Wolkstein

Publication:
1972 by Doubleday & Company, Inc

Genre:
Fiction, Folk Tales, Math, Picture Books

Pages:
27

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Published

1972

Publisher

Doubleday & Company, Inc

Pages

Status

Out of Print

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Description

Retells the Chinese tale in which the governor's clever son finds a way to weigh an elephant.
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Authors & Illustrators

Diane Wolkstein

Ed Young

1931 -
American-Chinese
Born in Tientstin, China, Ed Young grew up in Shanghai, and brings his Eastern heritage to his artwork. From the authentic Oriental papercut techniq... See more

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Genre

Math, Folk Tales

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