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Lion / William Pène du Bois.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pène du Bois, William, 1916-1993, author, illustrator.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Caldecott honor book.
- Lion--Juvenile fiction.
- Lion.
- Inventions--Juvenile fiction.
- Inventions.
- Success--Juvenile fiction.
- Success.
- Errors--Juvenile fiction.
- Errors.
- Animals--Fiction.
- Lions--Fiction.
- Fantasy.
- Humorous stories.
- Local Subjects:
- Fantasy.
- Humorous stories.
- Genre:
- Children's stories.
- Caldecott Medal Honor book -- 1957.
- Fiction.
- Juvenile works.
- Publishers' advertisements -- 1956.
- Dust jackets (Binding) -- 1956.
- Penn Provenance:
- Tehon, Atha (former owner) (Tehon Collection copy)
- Tehon, Susan (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 36 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Viking Press, 1956.
- Summary:
- In an animal factory high in the clouds, winged artists invent new animals. One day, an out-of-practice artist tries to invent a lion, with mixed results.
- Notes:
- "A condensed version of this book appeared in Life Magazine."
- Designed by Atha Tehon.
- Caldecott Honor Book, 1957.
- Local Notes:
- Tehon Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2014 by Susan Tehon.
- Tehon Collection copy: dust jacket retained.
- Tehon Collection copy is "Second printing".
- Other Format:
- Online version: Du Bois, William Pène, 1916-1993. Lion.
- ISBN:
- 0670429503
- 9780670429509
- OCLC:
- 173791
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