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The Wise Old Woman
by Yoshiko Uchida
ISBN: 0689505825
ISBN-13: 9780689505829
Format: Reinforced Hardcover
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Summary
A picture-book retelling of a Japanese folktale. When a cruel village master decrees that anyone over age 70 is useless and must die, all the elderly of the village are taken up to a mountain and left to perish. A young farmer realizes that his beloved mother will soon be 70 and so builds a secret room for her in his house to hide her from the village master. Two years later a nearby town threatens to conquer the village unless the village master can perform three seemingly impossible tasks. No one knows how these tasks can be accomplished except for the farmer's mother. Will her wisdom make it safe for her to come out of hiding? Colorful ink illustrations accompany the text.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published date: 1994
Size: 8.5 x 10.5 inches
Weight: 0.8 pounds
Ages: 2 to 3
Synopses
An old woman demonstrates the value of her age when she solves a warlord's three riddles and saves her village from destruction.
Publisher's Notes
A dramatic Japanese folktale that tells the story of a cruel overlord and a young farmer's elderly mother. The overlord threatens to destroy the farmer's village unless the young lord can perform three seemingly impossible tasks. How the elderly mother accomplishes the tasks and saves the village is a satisfying story brought to life with remarkable full-color paintings.
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Wise Old Woman, The: Retold by Yoshiko Uchida
Yoshiko Uchida; Illustrator-Martin Springett
Margaret K. McElderry, 1994-10-01. Hardcover. Good. 1994 hardcover. Ex-library edition. Great Condition! Binding tight and square.Interior clean and unmarked. ( more information) Offered by Monk Cabin Books (United States)
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The Wise Old Woman
Uchida, Yoshiko
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Margaret K McElderry, 1994. Pages tight and clean!! Great illustrations!! Usual XLIB markings. Looks barely read! Mylar DJ lightly rubbed.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover X Library. Very Good/Good. 13 Oz. Children. ( more information) Offered by FAB BOOKS (United States)
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The Wise Old Woman
Uchida, Yoshiko
New York: Margaret K McElderry, 1994. THIS IS NOT AN EX-LIBRARY BOOK.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. ( more information) Offered by Wellfleet Books (United States)
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The Wise Old Woman
Yoshiko Uchida
McElderry Books, 1994. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Trust an experienced independent bookseller since 1988. Orders are shipped daily via USPS with delivery confirmation. ( more information) Offered by The Prince and Pauper (United States)
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