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“The boy from the dragon palace: a folktale from Japan” retold by Margaret Read MacDonald and illustrated by Sachiko Yoshikawa

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“One day, a poor flower seller drops his leftover flowers into the sea as a gift for the Dragon King. What does he get in return? A little snot-nosed boy–with the power to grant wishes! Soon the flower seller is rich, but when he forgets the meaning of “thank you,” he loses everything once again.”

Taken from Amazon.

See also:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10825729-the-boy-from-the-dragon-palace

http://www.margaretreadmacdonald.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Books.BookDetail&Book_ID=92

http://nyti.ms/QZNmjU

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(The) boy from the dragon palace [Printed text] : a folktale from Japan / retold by Margaret Read MacDonald ; illustrated by Sachiko Yoshikawa. — Chicago, Ill.: Albert Whitman & Company, 2011.

[32] p. : ill. ; 29cm

ISBN 978-0-8075-7513-0

PZ1 8.1 .M36 B6 2011

R. 201162143