The house of sixty fathers / by Meindert De Jong ; pictures by Maurice Sendak.
| Author/creator | De Jong, Meindert |
| Other author | Sendak, Maurice. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : HarperCollins, 1984, ©1956. |
| Description | 189 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 1. Rain on the sampan -- 2. Sampan in the river -- 3. Night in the mountains -- 4. The river cliff -- 5. Cuckoos call at night -- 6. In the town of terror -- 7. The house of sixty fathers -- 8. The long day -- 9. Break down the mountains. |
| Abstract | Alone in a sampan with his pig and three ducklings, a little Chinese boy is whirled down a raging river, back to the town from which he and his parents had escaped the invading Japanese, and spends long and frightening days regaining his family and new home. |
| ISBN | 0060214805 |
| ISBN | 9780060214807 |
| ISBN | 0060214813 (lib. bdg.) |
| ISBN | 9780060214814 (lib. bdg.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Fiction | F D36915H | ✔ Available | Place Hold |