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Zen Shorts

Zen Shorts

by Jon J Muth
When a giant panda named Stillwater moves into Michael, Addy, and Karl's neighborhood, he tells them the most amazing stories! With vibrant watercolors and elegant ink drawings, Jon J Muth and Stillwater the bear imaginatively present three classic Zen stories that abound with enlightenment and love.
Ages
6, 7, 5
Interest Level
Grades K - 2
Grade Level Equivalent
2.4
Lexile Measure
540L
DRA
16-18
Guided Reading
K
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Number of Pages
40
Genre
Fables, Folk Tales and Myths, Songs and Lyrics

About the Author

Jon J Muth Children's author and illustrator Jon J. Muth studied painting, drawing, and printmaking and later visited Japan to learn about stone sculpture and sho (brush calligraphy). His Zen Shorts came from wondering, "What would it be like to live down the street from a Zen master... who happened to be a Giant Panda?"

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