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Tigers, frogs, and rice cakes

a book of Korean proverbs
1999
Contains twenty centuries-old proverbs, representing enduring values in Korean society, each with an illustration, and the proverb in English, romanized Korean, and Korean characters; followed by brief explanations of the proverbs.

Aekyung's dream

1988
A young Korean immigrant learns to adjust to her new life in America by heeding the words of an ancient Korean king.

Seven magic brothers

Mabop ui ilgop hyongjie
1994
Seven brothers were born, looking exactly the sameas one another, but each had a unique capability.

Brave Hong Kil-dong

The man who bought the shade of a tree
1990
A bilingual retelling of two Korean folktales, the first about the brave son of a concubine who works for the cause of justice, and the second about a greedy man who makes a young man pay for a tree's shade.

[So you want to be an explorer?

2009
Studies some of the great explorers throughout history, including Christopher Columbus, Marco Polo, Alexander the Great, Chuck Yeager, Barbara Washburn, Amelia Earhart, and many more.

[Horton hears a who

2008
Horton the elephant goes to great trouble to protect some very small creatures who make their home on a speck of dust. Presented in Korean and English.

Cooper's lesson

2004
Cooper, confused about his half-American, half-Korean heritage, gains insights from Mr. Lee, the owner of the neighborhood grocery store, whose insistence on speaking Korean to Cooper takes the young boy from anger to understanding.

The seven brothers and the Big Dipper

Hungbu, Nolbu and the magic gourds
1990
A bilingual retelling of two Korean folktales, the first about the Big Dipper and seven devoted brothers, and the second about two brothers who plant gourds that reveal the difference between greed and compassion.

The lazy man

The spring of youth
1990
A bilingual retelling of two Korean folktales, the first about a man who is transformed into an ox to learn the value of hard work, and the second about a man's search for immortality.

The greedy princess

The rabbit and the tiger
1990
A bilingual retelling of two Korean folktales, the first about a greedy princess and three brothers who learn about trust and humility, and the second about a hungry tiger who learns not to trust rabbits.

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