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1) Tsunami!
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English
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OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
WCD Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
WCD Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
Description
A wealthy man in a Japanese village, who everyone calls Ojiisan, which means grandfather, sets fire to his rice fields to warn the innocent people of an approaching tsunami.
10) On Cat Mountain
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Language
English
Description
A young girl goes on a long and difficult journey in search of the cat that had been her friend and when she returns with treasure, her harsh mistress makes the same journey with very different results.
11) Kintaro
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Language
日本語
Description
Kintaro, the strongest, kindest, gentlest boy in Japan, gains fame and fortune when he joins a famous samurai's band of warriors.
13) The wave
Author
Series
Biblioteca bibliografica italica volume 26, 28
Language
English
Description
There seems no way to save four hundred villagers from imminent and unsuspecting death; then the wise old man high on the mountain knows what he must do.
15) Peach girl
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Language
English
Description
In this reimagining of a Japanese folk tale, Momoko is born from a peach to make the world a better place. Despite the rumors of a terrible ogre that lives nearby and eats children, Momoko bravely sets out with a pocketful of dumplings and the timid Monkey, Dog, and Pheasant to find out the truth for herself.
"When the farmer and her husband find a giant peach at their door, they can't imagine how it got there. But they are even more surprised when...