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Hana and the White Heron Castle

Himeji Castle is so white, with roofs spread like wings, that people call it the White Heron Castle. When a white feather drifts down, Hana is sure the castle has lost one, and she sets off to take it all the way to the top: through twisty gates, past an old woman's millstone and up stairs as steep as a ladder.

Story length: 10 pages
Ways to read: Read aloud or read yourself
Languages: English, French, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese

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