korea

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korea

Women and Confucian cultures in premodern China, Korea, and Japan

2003
Examines the history of East Asia, focusing on the link between Confucianism and women, examining women's roles in politics, family, art, and education in premodern China, Korea, and Japan.

When my name was Keoko

2003
With national pride and occasional fear, a brother and sister face the increasingly oppressive occupation of Korea by Japan during World War II, which threatens to suppress Korean culture entirely.

The crow king

a Korean folk story
2005
A retelling of a Korean folktale in which a man risks his life to challenge the evil Crow King, who has stolen his wife. Presented in Korean and English.

Two brothers and their magic gourds

1986
A bilingual retelling of the Korean folktale about two brothers one of whom learns lessons of kindness and humility from the other.

Fountain of youth

1997
Presents a Korean tale of reward and punishment about a kind, but childless couple and their selfish old neighbor, and includes the story in illustrated sign language on pages facing the written text.

Why the sea is salty

a tale from Korea
2009
An illustrated retelling of the Korean folktale in which a thief steals the King's magical millstone with unexpected consequences.

The rabbit's tail

a story from Korea
1999
Tiger is afraid of being eaten by a fearsome dried persimmon, but when Rabbit tries to convince him he is wrong, Rabbit loses his long tail.

A tiger by the tail and other stories from the heart of Korea

1999
Offers a collection of traditional stories from Korea, including animal tales, moral stories, and fairy tales and legends.

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