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Kin no Hoshisha Kin no Hoshisha i(A76615 works by) (Organisation) assertion (a.k.a. 金の星社; Kinnohoshisha; Kin no Hoshi-sha)
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8 13 y separately published work icon Dragon Moon Carole Wilkinson , ( trans. Kazuko Moki with title ドラゴンキーパー : 月下の翡翠竜 ) Tokyo : Kin no Hoshisha , 2009 Z1365380 2007 single work children's fiction children's fantasy (taught in 1 units)

'Ancient China. Han Dynasty. Ping and Kai have travelled far, but their journey is not yet over. Danger stalks them. Ping must find Kai a safe place. But how?

'When a hidden message from Danzi makes the way clear, Ping knows that once again the journey of a thousand li begins with a single step.' (Publisher's blurb)
11 8 y separately published work icon Garden of the Purple Dragon Carole Wilkinson , ( trans. Kazuko Moki with title ドラゴンキーパー : 紫の幼竜 ) Tokyo : Kin no Hoshisha , 2009 Z1216449 2005 single work children's fiction children's fantasy 'This story is set in Ancient China, during the Han Dynasty. Ping thinks she is safe hiding in the shadow of the Tai Shan mountains. Here she struggles to care for Kai, the baby dragon she is responsible for. But even in her remote mountain hideout, Ping's enemies find her. It is Kai they want. Who can Ping trust? It is impossible to distinguish friend from foe. The easy road beckons. Will they find sanctuary in the Garden of the Purple Dragon? Will Ping embrace her true destiny?'The Dragonkeeper trilogy. (Source: Author's website)
13 13 y separately published work icon Dragonkeeper Carole Wilkinson , ( trans. Kazuko Moki with title ドラゴンキーパー : 最後の宮廷龍 ) Tokyo : Kin no Hoshisha , 2006 Z1059200 2003 single work children's fiction children's fantasy (taught in 2 units) In Ancient China during the Han Dynasty a slave girl saves the life of an ageing dragon and escapes her brutal master. Pursued by a ruthless dragon hunter, the girl and the dragon cross China, carrying with them a mysterious stone that must be protected.
2 25 y separately published work icon The Burnt Stick Anthony Hill , ( trans. Masako Ikeda with title すすにまみれた思い出 ) Tokyo : Kin no Hoshisha , 2004 Z571934 1994 single work novella young adult (taught in 1 units) The story of John Jagamarra, who was taken from his mother and grew up at the Pearl Bay Mission for Aboriginal Children.
3 9 y separately published work icon Where the Whales Sing Victor Kelleher , Vivienne Goodman (illustrator), ( trans. Kume Minoru with title Kujira no uta ga kikoeru )with title クジラの歌がきこえる ) Tokyo : Kin no Hoshisha , 1996 Z511704 1994 single work picture book children's "When Claire is stranded on the boat after her father is thrown overboard in a storm, she spends days and nights alone, her only solace being the whales that seem strangely to accompany and protect her." (Source: Trove)
2 6 y separately published work icon My Hiroshima Junko Morimoto , Junko Morimoto (illustrator), Anne Bower Ingram (translator), Isao Morimoto (translator), ( trans. Unknown with title わたしのヒロシマ ) Tokyo : Kin no Hoshisha , 1988 Z831790 1987 single work picture book children's In this picture book, the author relates her own experiences as a high-school student when her city was destroyed by the first atomic bomb.
5 8 y separately published work icon The Idle Bear Robert Ingpen , Robert Ingpen (illustrator), ( trans. Momo Yuriko with title Aidoru bea ) Tokyo : Kin no Hoshisha , 1988 Z831052 1986 single work picture book children's 'What do teddy bears talk about when they are by themselves? And what's life like for a teddy when his owner has grown up and his growl is worn out?' (Source: Back cover)
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