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Singapore Children's Fav Stories HC - Bekerley Children Book
Product Code:9780794600976
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Age Range: 5 - 14 years
Grade Level: Kindergarten - 8
Lexile Measure: 820
Hardcover: 96 pages
Publisher: Periplus Editions; Hardcover with Jacket edition (November 15, 2003)
Language: English
Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.5 x 9 inches
This colorfully illustrated multicultural children's book presents Singaporean fairy tales and other folk stories—providing insight into a rich literary and oral culture.
Singapore Children's Favorite Stories is a collection of eleven stories that provide an insight into the traditional culture and history of Singapore. They make perfect new additionsfor story time or bedtime reading. Retold by Diane Taylor for an international audience, the whimsical watercolor illustrations by Lak-Khee Tay-Audouard offer insight into Singapore's multicultural past and present, as well as its colonial roots. The famous story of the tiger under the billiard table at the Raffles Hotel is retold, as is the myth of how the name "Singapore" (Lion City) came about. Magical princesses, mermaids, tigers, pirates and buffalos compete for every child's attention.
Singapore Children's Stories include:
Grade Level: Kindergarten - 8
Lexile Measure: 820
Hardcover: 96 pages
Publisher: Periplus Editions; Hardcover with Jacket edition (November 15, 2003)
Language: English
Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.5 x 9 inches
This colorfully illustrated multicultural children's book presents Singaporean fairy tales and other folk stories—providing insight into a rich literary and oral culture.
Singapore Children's Favorite Stories is a collection of eleven stories that provide an insight into the traditional culture and history of Singapore. They make perfect new additions
Singapore Children's Stories include:
- Queen of the Forest
- Vanished!
- The Pirates of Riau
- The Magical Princess
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