{"product_id":"the-hunter-by-mary-casanova","title":"The Hunter: A Chinese Folktale retold by Mary Casanova","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHai Li Bu is a good hunter, but not even he can find enough food for his village when the drought comes. The people grow thin and weak, the children rarely laugh -- but worst of all, they begin to argue and stop listening to one another.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOut on a hunt one day, Hai Li Bu saves a small snake from the beak of a crane. He is surprised to learn that he has rescued the daughter of the Dragon King of the Sea. The Dragon King offers Hai Li Bu the reward of his choice. Hai Li Bu asks only to know the language of animals. Then he can be a better hunter for his village. His wish is granted with a provision: He must never reveal the secret of his gift to anyone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHai Li Bu's people are saved from famine, but when he hears from the animals that a flood is coming that will destroy everything in his village, the people do not listen to him. \"You ask us to leave our homes. How can we know what you say is true?\" a village elder asks him. Now Hai Li Bu is faced with a terrible choice: to let the people of his village die in the flood or to reveal his secret, knowing the dire consequences for himself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCaldecott Medal and Honor-winner Ed Young's magnificent illustrations bring this poignant traditional folktale to life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary Casanova\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning children's author of novels and picture books. Many of her books stem from her life on the Minnesota-Canadian border; yet some of her stories have taken her as far away as France, Norway, and Belize for research.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEd Young\u003c\/strong\u003e is the illustrator of more than eighty books for children, seventeen of which he has also written. Most notably, he is the Caldecott Medalist for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLon Po Po\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand the Caldecott Honor recipient for both \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Emperor and the Kite\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeven Blind Mice.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Young lives in Westchester County, New York.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTarget Age: 5-8\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAtheneum Books for Young Readers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: \u003cspan\u003eSeptember 01, 2000\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0.39\" H x 11.25\" L x 8.74\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e32 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45320515256506,"sku":"9780689829062","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/61RzNG8GrXL._SL1000.jpg?v=1763054523","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/the-hunter-by-mary-casanova","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}