Spring 2025

Issun Boshi (One-Inch Boy)

A Japanese Folktale

Multicultural Folktales
  • Interest Level: Grade 1 - Grade 4
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

Children will love the ancient tale of Issun Boshi, a one-inch-tall boy who falls in love with a princess, slays a monster, and, through the power of a magical hammer, returns to normal size.

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978-1-5038-9409-9
$22.95
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Interest Level Grade 1 - Grade 4
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Fiction
Category Language Arts
Copyright 2025
Publisher The Child's World, Inc.
Imprint Storytime Tales
Language English
Number of Pages 24
Publication Date 2025-01-01
BISACS JUV012020, JUV012030, JUV012040
Dewey 398.2
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 8 x 9.5
Lexile 550
Guided Reading Level O
ATOS Reading Level 3.2
ATOS Interest Level LG
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 213750
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Activities for further learning, Author/Illustrator biography, Detailed maps, and Reviewed
  • About the Author
  • About the Illustrator
  • Beginning of Text
  • Map
  • A Japanese Folktale
  • Write a New Story
  • Think About It
Author: Nadia Higgins

Nadia Higgins has written more than 60 books for children. She loves to look for odd facts, great quotes, and interesting details in stories. She grew up in Rhode Island and now lives in Minnesota with her family.

Illustrator: JT Morrow

JT Morrow has been an illustrator for over twenty years and has won several awards. He specializes in creating parodies and imitations of the old and modern masters. Mr. Morrow lives just south of San Francisco with his wife and daughter.

Reviews

A noteworthy review of Multicultural Folktales from School Library Journal on May 1, 2025

A collection of folktales from around the world in one spot. A spectacular tool for any educator to use to teach about fables, legends, and folklore. Some of the stories may be familiar to students, but offering them in conjunction with tales from other cultures brings the vibrancy of… View →

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