The classic story of the Japanese girl, dying of leukemia from the atomic bomb blast, who tried to save her life by folding 1,000 paper cranes. The story of the building of the structure that protected China for 2200 years. Huynh Quang Nhuong Pictures by Vo-Dinh Mai. Colorful stories based on the author's treasured memories. An illustrated biography of Ling Rimpoche, the young Buddhist monk who will be the next leader of the Tibetan people.
Sensitive translations capture the unique quality of haiku.
Illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats. A beautifully illustrated collection of haiku poetry. When he accidentally kills a Manchu, a fifteen year old boy is sent to America to join some of his family who are building the transcontinental railroad. Bette Bao Lord Shirley Temple Wong adjusts to life in Brooklyn in 1947. With the help of a mischievous shape-changer, young Mitsuko searches through 12th century Japan and the realms of the Dead for the soul of her beloved older sister.