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Spring 2025

The Magic Paintbrush

A Chinese Folktale

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

This magical folktale tells of a boy who awakes from a dream with a paintbrush that brings his drawings to life. He paints tools, cows, and food for his village, and teaches a greedy emperor a lesson.

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978-1-5038-9412-9
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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 560
Guided Reading Level O
ATOS Reading Level 4.2
ATOS Interest Level LG
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 223294
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Activities for further learning, Author/Illustrator biography, Detailed maps, and Reviewed

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 →

School Library Journal (May 2025)

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