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The Koreas

a global studies handbook
2002
A reference guide to the Koreas that provides an overview of the country's history, geography, culture, customs, economics, politics, and society; includes an alphabetically arranged section which profiles significant people, places, and events.

The trip back home

2000
A young girl and her mother travel to Korea to visit their extended family.

Sori's harvest moon day

a story of Korea
1999
As she travels from the city to her grandmother's village, a young girl looks forward to her family's celebration of Chu-Suk, the harvest moon festival.

Where on Earth is my bagel?

2001
When a young boy in Korea dreams of eating a New York bagel, he asks a farmer, a fisherman, a beekeeper, and a baker for help.

The legend of Hong Kil Dong, the Robin Hood of Korea

2006
A graphic novel retelling of the seventeenth-century Korean story of Hong Kil Dong, a boy who, denied his birthright because his mother is a commoner, trains himself to be strong and wise and sets out to right the injustices shown to peasants before claiming his rightful role as a leader.

Korean holidays & festivals

1990
Tells about traditional folk and family-oriented holidays and festivals as they are celebrated in South Korea.

K is for Korea

2008
An overview of Korea. Describes its geography, history, politics, and culture.

Korea

1999
A basic overview of the history, geography, climate, and culture of North and South Korea.

So far from the bamboo grove

1987
A fictionalized autobiography in which eleven-year-old Yoko escapes from Korea to Japan with her mother and sister at the end of World War II.

Seesaw girl

2001
Impatient with the constraints put on her as an aristocratic girl living in Korea during the seventeenth century, twelve-year-old Jade Blossom determines to see beyond her small world.

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