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Ah-mei challenges the God of Thunder so her parched village will have water for planting crops
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The Long Haired Girl: A Chinese Legend
Published by
Dial (edition First Edition), 1995
ISBN 10: 0803714114
ISBN 13: 9780803714113
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Hardcover
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Seller: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Seller Inventory # 0803714114-11-6-29
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Long-Haired Girl: A Chinese Le
Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers. Seller Inventory # 00098017868
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The Long Haired Girl: A Chinese Legend
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0803714114I4N10
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The Long Haired Girl: A Chinese Legend
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0803714114I4N10
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The Long-Haired Girl : A Chinese Legend
Published by
Penguin Publishing Group, 1995
ISBN 10: 0803714114
ISBN 13: 9780803714113
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Hardcover
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 49898455-6
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The Long-Haired Girl : A Chinese Legend
Published by
Penguin Publishing Group, 1995
ISBN 10: 0803714114
ISBN 13: 9780803714113
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 45917756-6
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Long-Haired Girl: A Chinese Legend
Seller: Hawking Books, Edgewood, TX, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good. Very Good Condition. Has some wear. Five star seller - Buy with confidence! Seller Inventory # X0803714114X2
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Long-Haired Girl, The: A Chinese Legend
Published by
Dial Books for Young Readers, 1995
ISBN 10: 0803714114
ISBN 13: 9780803714113
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Seller: THE OLD LIBRARY SHOP, Bethlehem, PA, U.S.A.
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Hard Cover. Condition: vg+. Dust Jacket Condition: vg. Yang Ming-Yi (illustrator). 1st ptg. Inscribed by Rappaport on free front endpage to Robert; 10.5" tall; unpaginated; beautiful color ils, some full-page; laminated color il'd cover with design repeated on dust jacket; suggested ages 4-8. Signed by author. Hardcover (dj). Seller Inventory # 205808
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The Long Haired Girl: A Chinese Legend
Seller: Smokey, York, NE, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. AN ADDED INSIGHT INTO MODERN HISTORY. Seller Inventory # ABE-1583182786403
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The Long Haired Girl: A Chinese Legend
Published by
Dial Books for Young Readers, New York, 1995
ISBN 10: 0803714114
ISBN 13: 9780803714113
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Seller: The Bookworm, Oroville, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardbound. Condition: Fine. First Edition, so stated, 1st printing. Description: Beautifully illustrated in color with woodcuts by Yang Ming-Yi. This is a retelling of a Chinese legend about a village suffering from drought, and a lovely girl with distinctive long hair. One day she accidentally discovers a secret spring belonging to the God of Thunder. He tells her she must die if she reveals the spring. So she keeps still. But the plight of her parents and her people so distresses her that her beautiful long hair turns white. Then one day when an old man stumbles, and spills his precious water which they must carry from far away, the long-haired girl decides that she is willing to die to save the villagers and she shares the secret of the spring. The method the old man who roused her pity uses to help her explains the legend of the White Hair Falls. BINDING/CONDITION: pictorial boards; a Fine book, with a Fine dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact. Light blue endpapers. 10.75 inches tall by 8.5 inches wide. about 30 pages (unpaginated). Seller Inventory # 068509