The Crane Girl

By: Curtis Manley, Lin Wang (Illustrator)

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Hardcover | 1 March 2017

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While gathering firewood, Yasuhiro comes upon an injured crane hidden in the snow. He rescues and comforts the bird, then watches it fly away. The next night, a mysterious young girl arrives at Yasuhiro s home seeking shelter from the cold. The boy and his father welcome the girl, named Hiroko, to stay with them. But when Hiroko notices that Yasuhiro s father is struggling to earn money, she offers to weave silk for him to sell. After the fabric fetches a good price, the boy s father becomes impatient for more silk, and his greed has a life-changing effect on them all. Lyrical storytelling deftly interwoven with original haiku create a magical adaptation of popular Japanese folktales an inspirational story of friendship and the power of kindness to transform lives."

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