The Crane Girl Manley Curtis
Freeman Book Award for East and Southeast Asian Children's Literature, National Consortium for Teaching About AsiaIn this magical retelling of a Japanese folktale, a mysterious girl weaves silk to…
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Freeman Book Award for East and Southeast Asian Children's Literature, National Consortium for Teaching About AsiaIn this magical retelling of a Japanese folktale, a mysterious girl weaves silk to help repay the kindness of a boy and his father until the father's greed finally exposes her secret.While gathering firewood, Yasuhiro comes upon an injured crane hidden in the snow. He rescues and comforts the bird, then watches as it flies away over the wintry hills.The next night, a mysterious young girl arrives at Yasuhiro's home seeking shelter from the cold. The boy and his father welcome the girl, named Hiroko, to stay with them. When Hiroko notices that Yasuhiro's father is struggling to earn money, she offers to weave silk for him to sell. After the fabric fetches a good price, the boy's father becomes impatient for more silk, and his greed has a
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