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Product Identifiers

PublisherAugust House Publishers, Incorporated

ISBN-100874838355

ISBN-139780874838350

eBay Product ID (ePID)63515739

Product Key Features

Book TitleGhost Catcher : a Bengali Folktale

Number of Pages32 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicParanormal, Occult & Supernatural, People & Places / Asia, Fantasy & Magic, Horror, Ghost Stories, General

Publication Year2007

IllustratorBalouch, Kristen, Yes

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorMitch Weiss, Martha Hamilton

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight16 Oz

Item Length11.5 in

Item Width9.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2007-014308

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromPreschool

Grade ToThird Grade

Dewey Decimal398.20954 E

SynopsisThis story is a retelling of a traditional Bengali tale in which a kind and generous Indian barber, pressed by his father and then his wife to earn more money, cleverly persuades a ghost to bring him riches., Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year A barber in Bengal is so generous to others that sometimes he has nothing left for his own family. When he comes home empty-handed once again, his wife, tired of going hungry, sends him packing until he finds a way to feed the family. As the barber rests under a banyan tree he is terrorized by a ghost. Through his cleverness, though, he turns the frightening encounter into a solution to his problems. When he returns home to his grateful wife, their money worries are over, and the barber can continue to share with those in need. In a hilarious turn of events, the barber discovers a way to scare the ghost into doing what he says. Kristen Balouch's crisp and colorful illustrations transport us to a world where the living bargain and bluff with the dead, where the communities gather under sprawling banyan trees, and where generosity prevails. This colorful, Indian folktale will teach readers the importance of courage, resourcefulness and trustworthiness., In this Bengali folktale, a barber uses his wits and his trusty mirror to outsmart some scary, but unintelligent ghosts., Bank Street Best Children's Books of the YearA barber in Bengal is so generous to others that sometimes he has nothing left for his own family. When he comes home empty-handed once again, his wife, tired of going hungry, sends him packing until he finds a way to feed the family. As the barber rests under a banyan tree he is terrorized by a ghost. Through his cleverness, though, he turns the frightening encounter into a solution to his problems. When he returns home to his grateful wife, their money worries are over, and the barber can continue to share with those in need. In a hilarious turn of events, the barber discovers a way to scare the ghost into doing what he says. Kristen Balouch's crisp and colorful illustrations transport us to a world where the living bargain and bluff with the dead, where the communities gather under sprawling banyan trees, and where generosity prevails. This colorful, Indian folktale will teach readers the importance of courage, resourcefulness and trustworthiness.

LC Classification NumberPZ8.1.H1535Gho 2008