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Offers a brief introduction to the life and legacy of the Egyptian king Tutankhamun.

A collection of Japanese nature poems organized according to the seasons, illustrated with paintings corresponding to the themes of the poems.

A poor boy who longs to paint is given a magic brush that brings to life whatever he pictures.

When Ping admits that he is the only child in China unable to grow a flower from the seeds distributed by the Emperor, he is rewarded for his honesty.

An illustrated biography of Su Dongpo, Chinese poet, civil engineer, and statesman, whose appreciation for nature and justice were evident in his works and led him to experience both triumph and adversity in eleventh-century China.

Brief biography of the fourteenth Dalai Lama who is the Buddhist leader in Tibet and is worshiped by people as the bodily form of the Buddhist saint of compassion.

A biography of the Mongol leader and military strategist who, at the height of his power, was supreme master of the largest empire ever created in the lifetime of one man.

A tiny girl no bigger than a thumb is stolen by a great ugly toad, and subsequently has many adventures and makes many animal friends before finding the perfect mate in a warm and beautiful southern land.

An illustrated collection of twenty-two traditional Chinese nursery rhymes.

Provides an illustrated biography of Alexander the Great chronicling his many military achievements. Includes a map of Alexander's conquests.