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The Story about Ping
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The Story about Ping Paperback - 1977

by Flack, Marjorie

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A childhood classic. "Kurt Wiese and Marjorie Flack have created in Ping a duckling of great individuality against a background (the Yangtze River) that has both accuracy and charm".--The New York Times. Full-color illustrations.

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Penguin Young Readers Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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  • Title The Story about Ping
  • Author Flack, Marjorie
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Later Printing
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Young Readers Group, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 1977-08-25
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 4512502-75
  • ISBN 9780140502411 / 0140502416
  • Weight 0.2 lbs (0.09 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.86 x 7.15 x 0.17 in (22.50 x 18.16 x 0.43 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Reading level 920
  • Themes
    • Catalog Heading: Language Arts/Literature
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
    • Curriculum Strand: Language Arts/Literature
    • Theometrics: Secular
    • Topical: Home School
  • Library of Congress subjects China, Ducks
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 77023403
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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Summary

"Kurt Wiese and Majorie Flack have created in Ping a duckling of great individuality against a background (the Yangtze River) that has both accuracy and charm." -- The New York Times

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About the author

Marjorie Flack first got the idea for her classic story from her first book, written by her friend Helen Lomen. The Peking ducks in Angus and the Ducks so intrigued her that she began researching them. The Story About Ping was the result. She went on to write and illustrate many more children's stories, including Boats on the River, illustrated by Jay Hyde Barnum, which was named a Caldecott Honor Book. Ms. Flack died in 1958.

Kurt Wiese illustrated almost three hundred books for children. Books he both wrote and illustrated include You Can Write Chinese and Fish in the Air. Both stories were named Caldecott Honor Books, and reflect his experiences as a traveler in China where he lived for six years. Mr. Wiese died in 1974.