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The Rainbow People Paperback - 1992
by Laurence Yep; David Wiesner (Illustrator)
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In a land where animals talk, ghosts marry, and rocks and streams are magical, anything is possible. . . . Newbery Honor Award-winner Laurence Yep has collected and retold 20 folktales originally recounted by Chinese-American immigrants as part of a 1930s WPA project. 1989 Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor Book for Non-Fiction.
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WHEN SHAKEY HEARD THE THUMP on the roof, he jerked his head up to stare at the ceiling.
From the rear cover
"Culled from 69 stories collected in a [1930s] WPA project, [these 20] tales are organized into sections with themes like 'Tricksters' or 'Virtues and Vices, ' each with a thoughtful introduction placing the individual stories in the context of feelings and background of the original tellers. Yep's telling is vigorous, often poetic, imbued with earthy humor and realism touched with fatalism. A handsomely designed collection." --K.
Notable Children's Books of 1989 (ALA)
The USA Through Children's Books 1990 (ALA)
1989 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Nonfiction
1990 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)
1989 Children's Editors' Choices (BL)
Notable 1989 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)
Children's Books of 1989 (Library of Congress)
1989 Children's Books (NY Public Library)
"The Best Books" 1989 (Parents Magazine)
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- Title The Rainbow People
- Author Laurence Yep; David Wiesner (Illustrator)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 208
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperCollins, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- Publication date June 1, 1992
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780064404419 / 0064404412
- Weight 0.32 lbs (0.15 kg)
- Dimensions 7.62 x 5.08 x 0.49 in (19.35 x 12.90 x 1.24 cm)
- Age range 08 to 12 years
- Grade levels 3 - 7
- Reading level 680
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: Asian - General
- Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
- Ethnic Orientation: Multicultural
- Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Library of Congress subjects Folklore - China, Tales - China
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 89021203
- Dewey Decimal Code 398.2
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Citations
- Booklist, 11/01/1992, Page 503
- Publishers Weekly, 08/17/1992, Page 0
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