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Books with title The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks

  • The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks

    Katherine Paterson, Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon

    Paperback (Puffin Books, Nov. 1, 1995)
    Wrtitten by Newbery Medalist Katherine Paterson with painting by Caldecott winning illustrators Leo and Diane DillonA 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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  • The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks

    Katherine Paterson, Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Jan. 1, 2001)
    Brilliant paintings illuminate this retelling of a popular Japanese folktale. Coveting a mandarin duck for his plumage, a greedy lord captures and cages him. The kitchen maid releases the bird and is sentenced to death. How the grateful drake returns the kindness, and outsmarts the capricious lord makes for a wondrous outcome. An ALA Notable Book.
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  • The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks

    Katherine Paterson, Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon

    Paperback (Scholastic Inc., Jan. 1, 1991)
    Story of the capture and release of a magnificent Mandarin duck... the wrath of the Lord, A samurai demoted, and reconciliation. "But the drake could think only of his mate sitting alone on her eggs, not knowing what had happened to her husband."
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  • The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks

    Katherine Paterson, Diane Dillon

    Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, Sept. 26, 1990)
    A pair of mandarin ducks, separated by a cruel lord who wishes to possess the drake for his colorful beauty, reward a compassionate couple who risk their lives to reunite the ducks.
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  • The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks

    KatherinePaterson

    Hardcover (PerfectionLearning, Jan. 31, 2001)
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  • The Tale Of The Mandarin Ducks

    Katherine Paterson, Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon

    School &amp; Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Nov. 1, 1995)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A pair of mandarin ducks, separated by a cruel lord who wishes to possess the drake for his colorful beauty, reward a compassionate couple who risk their lives to reunite the ducks.
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  • The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks

    Katherine Paterson

    Paperback (Puffin Books, Nov. 1, 1995)
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  • The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks

    Katherine Paterson, Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon, B. D. Wong, Elizabeth Brown (Music)

    Audio CD (Lodestar, Aug. 16, 2002)
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  • Tale of the Mandarin Ducks

    Paterson And Dillon

    Paperback (SCHOLASTIC INC. @, March 15, 1990)
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  • The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks

    Katherine Paterson, Leo & Diane Dillon

    Hardcover (Lodestar Books, Jan. 1, 1989)
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  • Tale of the Mandarin Ducks

    Katherine Paterson

    Hardcover (Victor Gollancz Ltd. London, Oct. 1, 1990)
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  • The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks

    Katherine Paterson

    Library Binding (Demco Media, Nov. 1, 1995)
    A pair of mandarin ducks, separated by a cruel lord who wishes to possess the drake for his colorful beauty, reward a compassionate couple who risk their lives to reunite the ducks