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The fisherman and his wife / written by the Brothers Grimm ; retold and illustrated by Rachel Isadora.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Joanna Banks Collection PZ8.I84 Fis 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Isadora, Rachel, author, illustrator.
- Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863, author.
- Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wishes--Folklore.
- Avarice--Folklore.
- Folklore--Germany.
- Greed--Folklore.
- Fairy tales.
- Folklore--Germany--Juvenile literature.
- Folklore.
- Wishes--Juvenile literature.
- Wishes.
- Avarice--Juvenile literature.
- Avarice.
- Folklore--Juvenile literature.
- Germany.
- Fishers--Folklore.
- Local Subjects:
- Wishes--Folklore.
- Avarice--Folklore.
- Folklore--Germany.
- Greed--Folklore.
- Fairy tales.
- Fishers--Folklore.
- Folklore.
- Genre:
- Picture books for children -- Juvenile fiction.
- Fairy tales.
- Folklore.
- Juvenile works.
- Picture books.
- Picture books for children.
- Fairy tales -- Juvenile literature.
- Penn Provenance:
- Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume, unpaged : color illustrations ; 26 cm
- Manufacture:
- Hong Kong : South China Printing Co.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2008.
- Summary:
- The fisherman's greedy wife is never satisfied with the wishes granted her by an enchanted fish.
- Notes:
- "Copyright ©2008 by Rachel Isadora"--verso of title page.
- "Manufactured in China by South China Printing Co. Ltd."--verso of title page.
- "Design by Marikka Tamura. Text set in Geist"--verso of title page.
- "The illustrations were done with oil paints, printed paper and palette paper."--Title page verso.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.
- Kislak Center Banks Collection copy retains dust jacket.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Isadora, Rachel. Fisherman and his wife.
- ISBN:
- 9780399247712
- 0399247718
- OCLC:
- 137325068
- Online:
- For the EconKids book review see
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