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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Conover, Sarah.     Subjects     Mythology, Chinese.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Conover, Sarah.       by title:      Harmony : a treasury...         MARC Display

Harmony : a treasury of Chinese wisdom for children and parents / Sarah Conover and Chen Hui ; illustrated by Ji Ruoxiao. by Conover, Sarah. Spokane : Eastern Washington University Press, c2008. Subjects Mythology, Chinese. ISBN:  9781597660440 (pbk. : alk. paper) : 1597660442 (pbk. : alk. paper) Series:  This little light of mine series. Description:  xxi, 155 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 19 x 23 cm. Contents:  A man in Qi worries that the sky will fall -- Waiting for a hare by a tree stump -- Pulling up sprouts to help them grow -- Blind men touch an elephant -- Sharpening an iron bar into a needle -- The fight between a snipe and an oyster -- Studying how to walk in Handan -- A frog in a shallow well -- The fox borrows the tiger's power -- His spear against his shield -- A man from the kingdom of Zheng buys shoes -- Quenching thirst by hoping for plums -- Practice makes perfect -- Looking for a horse with the aid of a diagram -- Monkeys dragging up the moon -- Mend the sheepfold even if sheep have been lost -- Trying to go south by driving the chariot north -- A man from the kingdom of Qi snatches gold -- Marking the boat to search for your sword in the river -- Plugging one's ears while stealing a bell -- An unskilled musician concealed in the crowd -- Old man Sai lost his horse -- Yu Gong moved mountains -- The teeth are gone but the tongue remains -- Map and timeline -- Guide to pronunciation -- Philosophical and religious influences -- Source notes. Requests:  0 Summary:  "For over two thousand years, the Chinese have used short sayings known as chengyu to sum up practical wisdom and ethical priniciples... Gathered in this volume are twenty-four of the most popular chengyu and the stories based on them..."--Back cover of book. "For readers curious about the cultural context of the tales, the book includes a brief overview of Chinese religious traditions as well as background notes on each story, a map, and chronology." --Eastern Washington University Press.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library J -- Juvenile Closed Stacks 299.5118 Co Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library J -- Juvenile Nonfiction 299.5118 Conover Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kapolei Public Library J -- Juvenile Nonfiction 299.5118 Co Checked In Add Copy to MyList Waianae Public Library J -- Juvenile Nonfiction 299.5118 Co Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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