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The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks Audiobook
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Read By: B. D. Wong
Publisher: Weston Woods
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0.17 hours at 1.5x Speed
0.13 hours at 2.0x Speed
Release Date: January 1999
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
ISBN: 9780545749602
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Quick Stats About this Audiobook
Total Audiobook Chapters:
2
Longest Chapter Length:
14:56
minutes
Shortest Chapter Length:
14:53
minutes
Average Chapter Length:
14:54
minutes
Audiobooks by this Author:
15
Publisher Description
Wrtitten by Newbery Medalist Katherine Paterson.
A 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 return their kindness, but can he outsmart the cruel lord?Download and start listening now!
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About Katherine Paterson
Katherine Paterson was born in China, where she spent part of her childhood. After her education in China and the American South, she spent four years in Japan, the setting for her first three novels. She has received numerous awards for her writing, including two National Book Awards and two Newbery Medals. An active promoter of reading and literacy, she lives with her husband in Barre, Vermont. They have four grown children.