YOUNG FU OF THE UPPER YANGTZE
by Lewis, Elizabeth Foreman
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 142668
- Title
- YOUNG FU OF THE UPPER YANGTZE
- Author
- Lewis, Elizabeth Foreman
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Company Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
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