Han: Why Snails Have Shells

by Carolyn Han

Book Overview

The twenty stories that comprise this collection reflect some of the ethnic diversity of China. Through a cast of familiar animals, we get a glimpse of the cultures from which the stories emanate. Besides their literary value, these tales convey moral instruction. Each tale is enhanced with an illustration by Li Ji.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082481505X
• ISBN13: 9780824815059
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 73 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher