Lodestar Books, 1990. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Leo & Diane Dillon, illustrators.. The book has light rubbing to the edges of the boards.The dust jacket has a 1/4" closed tear to the rear panel and is price clipped. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 number line. Signed by the illustrators, Leo and Diane Dillon, on the title page. Leo and Diane Dillon have won the Coretta Scott King Award for both author and illustrator.

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Wrtitten by Newbery Medalist Katherine Paterson with painting by Caldecott winning illustrators Leo and Diane Dillon A beautiful mandarin duck is captured and caged by a greedy lord who wants to show off the bird's magnificent plumage. But the wild creature pines for his mate. When Yasuko, the kitchen maid, releases the bird against her lord's command, she and the one-eyed servant, Shozo, are sentenced to death. The grateful bird intends to return their kindness, but can he outsmart the cruel lord? Winner of the Boston Globe /Horn Book Award for Illustration, and a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year.

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Bookseller: Cross Genre Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 004178
Title: The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks
Author: Paterson, Katherine
Illustrator: Leo & Diane Dillon, illustrators.
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition 1st Printing
ISBN 10: 0525672834
ISBN 13: 9780525672838
Publisher: Lodestar Books
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1990
Pages: 34
Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
X weight: 0 lbs

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