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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Little Monk and the Mantis: A Bug, a Boy, and the Birth of a Kung Fu Legend

Little Monk and the Mantis: A Bug, a Boy, and the Birth of a Kung Fu Legend

Lugo, Patrick
Fusco, John

Hardcover

Series: Tuttle Specials

Fairy Tales & FolkloreGeneral Juvenile FictionSports & Recreation

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ISBN10: 0804846502
ISBN13: 9780804846509
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: Feb 2 2016
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.40 Width: 8.70 Depth: 11.20
Language: English
**Creative Child Magazine 2012 Preferred Choice Award Winner**
**Gelett Burgess 2012 Children's Book of the Year Honor Award**

A young boy, abandoned on the steps of the Shaolin Temple, is adopted by mysterious Kung Fu monks. Raised in a place where the powers of animals are studied and practiced, Wong Long tries to fit in and learn kung fu.

Forever bested by the exotic animal styles of the other students, Wong Long runs away from the temple. That summer, he discovers and befriends a small praying mantis. Naming the mantis Teacher, Wong Long is inspired to create an entirely new style of self-defense. When he returns to Shaolin Temple with his own unique style, the young monk is redeemed, history is made, and a kung fu legend will live on forever.

Little Monk and the Mantis is the thrilling tale of one boy's search for self-expression, courage and the peaceful, non-violent teachings that are at the root of true martial arts.

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