# The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks

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- Book: [The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks](https://www.bookquiver.com/katherine-paterson/the-tale-of-the-mandarin-ducks) ([The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/katherine-paterson/the-tale-of-the-mandarin-ducks.md))
- Authors: [Katherine Paterson](https://www.bookquiver.com/katherine-paterson), [Diane Dillon](https://www.bookquiver.com/diane-dillon)
- Publisher: puffin_books
- ISBN: 978-01-4055-739-8
- Pages: 40
- Published: 1995-11-01
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Wrtitten by Newbery Medalist Katherine Paterson with painting by Caldecott winning illustrators Leo and Diane Dillon A beautiful mandarin duck is captured and caged by a greedy lord who wants to show...