A beautifully illustrated retelling of an ancient Japanese folktale by Molly Bang, the celebrated. The two discover that when learning to eat using different tableware, manners, and customs, people often encounter problems, as well as triumphs. The Paper Crane by Molly Bang, 1999, Houghton Mifflin edition, Unknown Binding in English. Buy a cheap copy of The Paper Crane book by Molly Bang. also won a Jane Addams Honor Award and the Arbuthnot Award.

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A generous restaurant owner receives a wonderful magical gift from a stranger - a paper crane that magically comes alive and dances.ĭescribes the various types of surfaces that have been used for writing throughout the ages including cave walls, clay, wax, papyrus, and finally paper, which was invented in China in the year 105.Ī lonely Japanese magician gains friends through the paper crane that he brings to life but then must set free.Īn American sailor courts a Japanese girl and each tries, in secret, to learn the other's way of eating. Molly Bang is an award winning children's book illustrator and author.