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Boy of 3-Year Nap Level 5: Houghton Mifflin Soar to Success (Read Soar to Success 1999) by Dianne Snyder; Allen Say; Houghton Mifflin Company is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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<p><p>Lazy Taro gets his comeuppance when his wise mother uses his trick to avoid work to her own advantage.<p></p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Taro is a Japanese boy whose penchant for sleeping is the butt of village jokes, much to the chagrin of his poor widowed mother, who works hard to provide them with necessities. Taro cannot be coaxed into working, despite his mother's pleas, until he falls in love with a rich merchant's daughter and hatches a scheme to make himself wealthy. The author's foreword explains that many gods and demons inhabit Japanese folklore, which will help readers understand how Taro, disguised as a local deity, is able to convince the rich neighbor that his daughter must wed the laziest boy in town. Say's art, with stylized Oriental touches, comically animates the sprightly tale, perfectly matching the abundant wit of Snyder's adaptation. All ages. (April)</p>

Author

Dianne Snyder; Allen Say; Houghton Mifflin Company

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Published

1988

Language

EN

ISBN

9780395786123

Subjects

Children'S, Juvenile

Rating

3.85 / 5 (719 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14