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The Moon Lady
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The Moon Lady Soft cover - 1992

by Tan, Amy

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One rainy afternoon, Grandmother tells Maggie, Lily, and June the story of the long-ago night of the Moon Festival, when she encountered the Moon Lady, who grants the secret wishes of those who ask. Color illustrations throughout.

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Aladdin Paperbacks, 1992. Soft cover. Good. Schields, Gretchen. Mod creasing to spine, edges lightly rubbed, and small tear on top of front cover. Pages are crisp and clean and otherwise a very good copy.
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Details

  • Title The Moon Lady
  • Author Tan, Amy
  • Illustrator Schields, Gretchen
  • Binding Soft cover
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Aladdin Paperbacks, New York, NY, U.S.A.
  • Date 1992
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 000771
  • ISBN 9780689806162 / 0689806167
  • Weight 0.4 lbs (0.18 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.4 x 8.4 x 0.2 in (28.96 x 21.34 x 0.51 cm)
  • Ages 06 to 09 years
  • Grade levels 1 - 4
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
    • Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
  • Library of Congress subjects China, Wishes
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 91022321
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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  • Publishers Weekly, 10/16/1995, Page 0

About the author

Amy Tan wrote her first published essay, "What the Library Means to Me," at age eight. She has since become the author of two highly praised works of fiction: The Joy Luck Club, which was chosen by the American Library Association as a Best Book for Young Adults; and The Kitchen God's Wife, named a 1991 Booklist Editors' Choice. Her recent essay, "Mother Tongue," was included in the 1991 edition of Best American Essays. Prior to writing fiction, Ms. Tan worked as a language development consultant to programs serving developmentally disabled children. She lives in San Francisco with her husband, Lou DeMattei.