This colorfully illustrated multicultural children's book presents Indonesian fairy tales and other folk stories providing insight into a rich oral culture. Set in tropical rain forests, on balmy beaches, and in the remote highlands of the Indonesian islands, "Indonesian Children's Favorite Stories "offers a taste of how universal values of bravery, cleverness, true love, kindness and loyalty …
gustad N oble is a hard-working bank clerk and devoted family man who gradually sees his modest life unravelling. First his young daughter falls mysteriously ill, and then his promising son defies Gustad's educational ambitions for him. One day he receives a letter from an old friend, asking him to help in what at first seems like a heroic mission. however, Gustad soon finds himself unwittingly…
from the back cover: On December 1, 1950, during the heart of the Korean War, Lieutenant Everett Donovan awakens in a mortar crater behind enemy lines. During the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, a mine explosion has killed his entire platoon of U.S. Marines. Shaken and shivering from the subzero temps, the lieutenant struggles to his feet and stands among the bodies of his fellow Devil Dogs. Sudde…