Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze
by Lewis, Elizabeth Foreman
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/None
- Seller
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Middlebury, Vermont, United States
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Synopsis
Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze is a book by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis that won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1932. The story revolves around Fu Yuin-fah, the son of a widow from the countryside of western China, who wishes to become a coppersmith in the big city on the Yangtze River, Chungking. With the help of many people, including an old scholar and a white missionary, his goal is eventually attained.
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- Bookseller
- Monroe Street Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 951841
- Title
- Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze
- Author
- Lewis, Elizabeth Foreman
- Illustrator
- Kurt Wiese
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- The John C. Winston Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- Childrens, Illustrated, 1st, Kurt Wiese, .
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