Synopsis: Wrtitten by Newbery Medalist Katherine Paterson with painting by Caldecott winning illustrators Leo and Diane DillonA beautiful mandarin duck is captured and caged by a greedy lord who wants to show off the bird's magnificent plumage. But the wild creature pines for his mate. When Yasuko, the kitchen maid, releases the bird against her lord's command, she and the one-eyed servant, Shozo, are sentenced to death. The grateful bird intends to…

Synopsis: "Kurt Wiese and Majorie Flack have created in Ping a duckling of great individuality against a background (the Yangtze River) that has both accuracy and charm." -- The New York Times

Synopsis: A Level 1 reader about a funny school-yard adventure.In the school yard, a mother goose and her baby are separated by a boisterous class of first graders. John and Ben want to help the baby get back to its mother. But the only way they can help is if they are very quiet and very still--not an easy task for Mrs. Miller's lively class!