The emperor and the kite /
by Jane Yolen ; illustrated by Ed Young.

Description

Main Author

Yolen, Jane

Related Names

Hopkins, Lee Bennett, former owner.
Young, Ed, illustrator.

Language(s)

English

Published

©1967
New York : Philomel Books, 1988.

Edition

New ed., 1st rev. ed.

Subjects

Kites > Kites / Folklore.
Father-daughter relationship > Father-daughter relationship / Folklore.
Folklore > Folklore / China.
Kites.
Folklore.
Fathers and daughters.
Pères et filles > Pères et filles / Folklore > Pères et filles / Folklore / Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Folklore > Folklore / Chine > Folklore / Chine / Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Caldecott Medal.
Kites > Kites / Folklore.
Fathers and daughters > Fathers and daughters / Folklore.
Folklore > Folklore / China.
Kites > Kites / Folklore.
Fathers and daughters > Fathers and daughters / Folklore.
Folklore > Folklore / China > Folklore / China / Juvenile literature.
China.
Littérature populaire.
Folk literature.
Folklore.
Juvenile works.
Folklore.
Folk literature.
Children's nonfiction.
Picture books.
Picture books for children.
Picture books.

Summary

When the emperor is imprisoned in a high tower, his smallest daughter, whom he has always ignored, uses her kite to save him.

Note

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Physical Description

31 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 25 cm

ISBN

0613077059
9780613077057
9780399214998
0399214992

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