The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Puffin Books
Published: 11/01/1995
ISBN: 9780140557398
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 10.70h x 8.20w x 0.20d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/13/1995

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 5911 / Tale of the Mandarin Ducks
Reading Level: 5.6 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5