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The tale of the Mandarin duck : a modern fable / story by Bette Midler ; photographs and afterword by Michiko Kakutani ; with illustrations by Joana Avillez.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593176764
  • 0593176766
  • 9780593176771
  • 0593176774
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "How do you get people to appreciate what is right in front of them? In The Tale of the Mandarin Duck, it takes a mysterious, beautiful duck and a clear-eyed kid to point out the obvious! Bette Midler's distinctive voice joins striking photos of the real duck by Michiko Kakutani and charming black-and-white drawings by Joana Avillez. This book will have readers of all ages coming back to visit the fantastical interpretation of New York City and its odd ducks--both feathered and human."--Amazon.
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Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook Folk Tales & Fairy Tales MIDLER BETTE Available 33111010490072
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's Picturebook MIDLER BETTE Available 33111009835741
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Inspired by the real-life rainbow-colored Mandarin Duck who appeared in New York's Central Park in 2018, this modern fable by Bette Midler celebrates the connections people make with each other and the world around them.

How do you get people to appreciate what is right in front of them? In The Tale of the Mandarin Duck, it takes a mysterious, beautiful duck and a clear-eyed kid to point out the obvious! Bette Midler's distinctive voice joins striking photos of the real duck by Michiko Kakutani and charming black-and-white drawings by Joana Avillez. This book will have readers of all ages coming back to visit the fantastical interpretation of New York City and its odd ducks--both feathered and human.

An afterword by Ms. Kakutani adds details to the facts behind this one-of-a-kind story of the Mandarin Duck.

"How do you get people to appreciate what is right in front of them? In The Tale of the Mandarin Duck, it takes a mysterious, beautiful duck and a clear-eyed kid to point out the obvious! Bette Midler's distinctive voice joins striking photos of the real duck by Michiko Kakutani and charming black-and-white drawings by Joana Avillez. This book will have readers of all ages coming back to visit the fantastical interpretation of New York City and its odd ducks--both feathered and human."--Amazon.

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