Korea : A Juvenile Bibliography

Biography

Stewart, Mark. Se Ri Pak: The Drive to Win. Millbrook Press, 2000. Ages 9

Presents a biography of the young Korean woman who is breaking records on America's professional golf tour.

Folk tales

*Climo, Shirley. The Korean Cinderella ill. by Ruth Heller. HarperCollins, 1993. (8)

In this version of Cinderella set in ancient Korea, Pea Blossom, a stepchild, eventually comes to be chosen by the magistrate for his wife. Owned by JMU

*The Magic Amber; A Korean Legend Troll Asian Legends Reading Centers. Ages 2-5. Publishers catalog.

Fiction

Choi, Sook Nyul. Year of Impossible Goodbyes Houghton Mifflin, 1991. Middle School.
Recounts the lives of a 10-year-old girl and her family during the Japanese occupation of Korea in the WW II time period and the harshness of Japanese rule. When the war is over and the Communist rule begins, the family attempts to escape beyond the 38th parallel. The family is eventually reunited.

Nonfiction

*Koh, Frances. Korean Holidays and Festivals. EastWest Press, 1990.

Activities, games, food and dress of Korean holidays from her childhood.

Bibliography prepared by Wendy Lanehart & Inez Ramsey. LSEM 511. Resources for Children. James Madison University.

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