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  Lon Po Po by Ed Young and B.D. Wong In this Chinese version of the classic fairy tale, a mother leaves her three children home alone while she goes to visit their grandmother. When the children are visited by a wolf, pretending to be their Po Po, or granny, they let him in the house, but ultimately are not fooled by his deep voice and hairy face. Combining ancient Chinese panel art techniques with a contemporary palette of watercolors and pastels, this powerful story brings lessons about strangers, trust and courage to a new gen $59.95 DVD | Grades PreK-3

  
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  Lon Po Po by Young, Ed This "gripping variation of Red Riding Hood . . . is an outstanding achievement that will be pored over again and again" (School Library Journal, starred review). "The illustrations seem to throb with the mystery and terror of the wolf."--The Horn Book, starred review. Winner of the 1990 Randolph Caldecott Medal. Full color. $16.99 books;hardcover books;hardcover picturebooks | Ages 4-8

  
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Lon Po Po

A Red Riding Hood Story from China

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Author: Ed Young

Interest Level:
K-3

Lexile Framework:
670L

Grade Level Equivalent:
2.6

Guided Reading Level:
S

Age:
6-9

Genre:
Fables, Folk Tales and Myths

Subject:
Chinese and Chinese American, Cleverness

Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.

Praise for Lon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Story from China

"[This] gripping variation of Red Riding Hood...is an outstanding achievement that will be pored over again and again." — School Library Journal, starred review

"The illustrations seem to throb with the mystery and terror of the wolf." — The Horn Book, starred review.

Winner of the 1990 Randolph Caldecott Medal.

Author and Illustrator Ed Young won the 1990 Caldecott Medal for his book, Lon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Story from China.