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Sh-ko and his eight wicked brothers / retold by Ashley Bryan ; illustrations by Fumio Yoshimura.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PZ8.B842 Sh 1988 Bryan copy
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bryan, Ashley, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fairy tales--Japan.
- Fairy tales.
- Folklore--Juvenile literature.
- Folklore.
- Japan.
- Genre:
- Juvenile works.
- Penn Provenance:
- Bryan, Ashley (donor) (Kislak Center copy)
- Ashley Bryan Center (donor) (Kislak Center copy)
- Physical Description:
- [24] pages : illustrations ; 20 x 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Atheneum, 1988.
- Summary:
- In this Japanese folktale, the youngest brother is considered the ugliest, but his kindness wins the princess. When his handsome older brothers set off to woo the beautiful Princess Yakami, ugly Sh-ko must carry their bags, but his luck changes after meeting a rabbit who lost his fur coat.
- Notes:
- Issued in dust jacket.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2019 by Ashley Bryan and the Ashley Bryan Center.
- Kislak Center copy: dust jacket retained.
- ISBN:
- 0689314469
- 9780689314469
- OCLC:
- 17383686
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