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  • A Unicorn Named Rin Quick View
    • A Unicorn Named Rin Quick View
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    • A Unicorn Named Rin

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    • Story by Crystal Z. Lee Illustrations by Li Liu Rin is a Chinese unicorn from the Tang Dynasty. When Fan the Royal Phoenix goes missing, Rin and her magical friends have to help Princess Pingyang find her. Can they work together to complete the mission? Ages:   3+ ISBN:  978-1-913891-12-1 Format: Hardcover 216 x 280 mm Pages: 32 pp Colour Publication…
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  • Costume Quick View
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    • World Literature, World Literature from Southeast Asia, World Literature from Taiwan
    • Costume

    • GBP 13.99
    • by Yeng Pway Ngon In the 1910s, thirteen-year-old Leong Ping Hung comes to Singapore from China to seek his fortune. Decades later, he is a lonely old man mourning his shattered dreams. His granddaughter Yu Sau struggles to take care of him while trying to make sense of her own life in a rapidly changing country. He speaks Cantonese, and…
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  • Half of Each Other Quick View
    • Half of Each Other Quick View
    • World Literature, World Literature from Europe, World Literature from Japan
    • Half of Each Other

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    • by Roger Pulvers Half of Each Other takes place in Tokyo.  It tells the story of Nick and Setsuko York, a once very fond married couple devoted to their adorable five-year-old daughter, Emi. Half of Each Other is the story of a woman and a man challenged by the shock of an overwhelming grief.  Both are overcome by an immense…
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  • Hide and Seek: a story guide on traditional games Quick View
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    • Hide and Seek: a story guide on traditional games

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    • Story and Illustrations by C. Rebecca A chance encounter with a crying stone sends Danny and friends across the island of Singapore in search of its missing friends. Hide and Seek brings you on the adventure of rediscovering old games as they learn how to play Hopscotch, Five Stones, and more! Ages:   3+ ISBN:  978-1-913891-16-9 Format: Paperback 216 x 216 mm…
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  • Hunters and Gatherers: What Can We Learn from Them Quick View
    • Hunters and Gatherers: What Can We Learn from Them Quick View
    • Hearing Others' Voices, Humanities and Social Sciences
    • Hunters and Gatherers: What Can We Learn from Them

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    • by Alan Barnard FBA (University of Edinburgh) “The book spells out the great human achievements that have been brought about by humans who hunt and gather – across the millennia. It also shows that these achievements go beyond hunting and gathering alone. They depend on particular ways of understanding the human environment and the world at large. Alan Barnard points…
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  • Kai the Dancing Butterfly Quick View
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    • Kai the Dancing Butterfly

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    • Story by Crystal Z. Lee Illustrations by Allie Su Kai and Ami are dancing butterflies from Taiwan! They have a performance coming up at the Winter Festival dance show in the southern part of the island. They are currently in northern Taiwan, so they need to hurry and start flying south. That's far for a butterfly! Kai is worried about…
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  • Myna Bird as Free as a Cloud Quick View
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    • Myna Bird as Free as a Cloud

    • Illustrations by Yu Rong Translated by Helen Wang A story about love and freedom narrated from the point of view of a lost myna bird which comes to human society. Beautifully illustrated book using Chinese paper cuts.     Ages:   3+ ISBN:  978-1-911221-296 Format: Paperback 216 x 216 mm Pages: 40 pp Colour Publication Date:  August 2021  
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  • Sleepy, Sleepy New Year Quick View
    • Sleepy, Sleepy New Year Quick View
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    • Sleepy, Sleepy New Year

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    • Story and Illustrations by Meng Yanan  Bao Bear has never heard of Chinese New Year. He decides to invite the Fox, Mouse, and Bunny families together to learn more about this celebration. However, as the end of autumn nears and Bao Bear gets sleepier, can he stay awake to find out? From the Bronze and Sunflower Picture Book Award-winning author…
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  • The Archaeology of a Dream City Quick View
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    • World Literature, World Literature from Europe
    • The Archaeology of a Dream City

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    • by Monica Raszewski Born and raised in Australia, Martha longs to return to Nadwodom, in a country called Czawa, where her parents and family grew up. As she stumbles upon the works of Marion Porter, an Australian photographer who once photographed the countryside in Czawa, Martha's own journey to her family's homeland begins to unfurl. There, she meets her cousin,…
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  • The Chilli Bean Paste Clan Quick View
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    • World Literature, World Literature from China
    • The Chilli Bean Paste Clan

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    • by Yan Ge English Pen Translates Award Set in a fictional town in West China, this is the story of the Duan-Xue family, owners of the lucrative chilli bean paste factory, and their formidable matriarch. As Gran’s eightieth birthday approaches, her middle-aged children get together to make preparations. Family secrets are revealed and long-time sibling rivalries flare up with renewed…
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  • The Pidgin Warrior Quick View
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    • World Literature, World Literature from China, Young-Adult
    • The Pidgin Warrior

    • GBP 12.99
    • by Zhang Tianyi   Translated from the Chinese by David Hull   “Satiric brilliance and unusual comic verve.” — C. T. Hsia, A History of Modern Chinese Fiction In the 1930s, wartime Shanghai is a cosmopolitan metropolis where conmen and dance-hall girls mingle with refugees streaming in from the occupied areas. One of those refugees is Shi Zhaochang.  Having read…
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  • The Ventriloquist’s Daughter Quick View
    • The Ventriloquist’s Daughter Quick View
    • World Literature, World Literature from Taiwan, Young-Adult
    • The Ventriloquist’s Daughter

    • GBP 12.99
    • by Lin Man-Chiu Found in Translation Anthology 2015   After the tragic death of Liur's mother, her father, a thwarted artist working as a doctor in the family hospital, is overcome with grief. He goes to study in America, leaving six-year-old Liur in the care of her grandparents, promising to return with a special doll for her. But instead of…
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