Author: knowledgepen
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How to Hide a Lion (written by Helen Stephens)
How does a very small girl hide a very large lion? It’s not easy, but Iris has to do her best because mums and dads can be funny about having a lion in the house. Luckily, there are lots of good places to hide a lion-behind the shower curtain, in your bed, and even up…
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Handa’s Surprise (written and illustrated by Eileen Browne)
Handa puts seven delicious fruits in a basket to take to her friend, Akeyo. But as she walks, carrying the basket on her head, various creatures steal her fruits. A monkey takes the banana, an ostrich the guava, a zebra the orange, an elephant the mango, a giraffe the pineapple, an antelope the avocado and…
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Oliver Twist (written by Charles Dickens & retold by Lesley Baxter)
The text in this edition of Dickens’s classic has been carefully abridged so that it is accessible to younger readers and retains both the drama and the humor of the original. Throughout, Christian Birmingham’s exquisite illustrations enhance the story and bring to life the amazing range of colorful characters (Source: Google Books). Check this book…
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A Bear Called Paddington: An Omnibus (written by Michael Bond)
Paddington Bear had traveled all the way from Peru when the Browns first met him in Paddington Station. Since then, their lives have never been quite the same . . . for ordinary things become extraordinary when a bear called Paddington is involved. First published in 1958, A Bear Called Paddington is the first novel by Michael…
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The Korean War (written by Max Hastings)
On 25 June 1950 the invasion of South Korea by the Communist North launched one of the bloodiest conflicts of the last century. The seemingly limitless power of the Chinese-backed North was thrown against the ferocious firepower of the UN-backed South in a war that can be seen today as the stark prelude to Vietnam.…
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Folk Art and Magic: Shamanism in Korea (written by Alan Carter Covell)
The book explores Korean shamanist folk paintings and twelve principal deities of shamanism’s pantheon. In the book’s fourth part, the author describes shamanism practices and rituals. The last part is dedicated to shamanism’s role in modern Korea–the late 1980s at the time the book was published. The book is filled with photographs and illustrations to…
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Seoul International Library
We are building our library catalog step-by-step. The library will have books in English and other languages for children and adults. It is called Seoul International Library (SIL) because we want it to be a truly international space that promotes mutual understanding and learning open to all. The library’s main collection includes the books we…
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