Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The cock and the ghost cat The cock and the ghost cat Betty Jean Lifton Based on Japanese folk tales, this is the story of a brave cock who saves an old man from a ghost. OL1802757W
The mud snail son The mud snail son Betty Jean Lifton The old couple were surprised to receive only a mud snail for a son, and everyone thought the beautiful girl mad for marrying him, but since he was the gift of the water god perhaps anything was poss… OL1802769W
Tell me a real adoption story Tell me a real adoption story Betty Jean Lifton A parent tells an adopted child about coming to the family. OL1802773W
Children of Vietnam Children of Vietnam Betty Jean Lifton Introduces several Vietnamese children with varying backgrounds: orphans, hippies, city and rural dwellers--all victims of war. OL1802775W
Joji and the dragon Joji and the dragon Betty Jean Lifton With the help of his friends, a kind straw scarecrow is able to prove he is scarier than Toho the Terrible. OL1802776W
The one-legged ghost The one-legged ghost Betty Jean Lifton One day a Japanese boy sees a strange one-legged creature fly over the mountain. All the villagers gather around it but no one knows what it is. OL1802780W