Books on international life for children reviewed
Olive Roberts Barton reviews recent children books with international themes. Taro Chan’s tale shows work ethic abroad. Great Sweeping Day blends Japanese life with humor. Ghost Ship ties Norwegian peasant life to a mystery. Afka’s Ten follows a Frisian family. Stories That Shorten the Road collects folk tales from several nations.
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Taro Chan
Esther Wood
Longmans
Ie Tae
Nora Burgion
Little, Brown
Ingrid
Sverre
Afka
Europe
Dinther Atte Sa
Fri
Sian
Klaas
Watse
Efe Power
England
Ireland
Norway
Sweden
Czechoslovakia
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Umler
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