The Story About Ping

Author: Marjorie Flack

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  • : $13.99 AUD
  • : 9780448482330
  • : Penguin Publishing Group
  • : G P Putnam's Sons
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  • : 0.254
  • : October 2014
  • : 209mm X 212mm X 9mm
  • : United States
  • : 13.99
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  • : Marjorie Flack
  • : Penguin Core Concepts
  • : Hardback
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  • : Kurt Wiese
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  • : 32
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  • : colour illustrations
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Barcode 9780448482330
9780448482330

Description

The Story About Pingcovers the concepts Family and Problem Solving. This classic children s book was first published in 1933 and is still as delightful and relevant as ever. Ping s owner takes him and his siblings to the river for dinner. When it s time to go, Ping is the last duck in the water and, as such, will receive a spanking. To avoid punishment, he hides only to be captured the next morning by a young boy for his family s dinner. Finally Ping is set free, and when he sees his master s boat, the last thing he fears is a spanking he s just thankful to be home!"

Author description

Marjorie Flack was an award-winning author and illustrator best known for The Story About Ping. She was born in Greenport, Long Island, New York, in 1897 and died in 1958.Kurt Wiese was an award-winning German illustrator. He wrote and illustrated 20 of his own books, and then illustrated another 300 books for other authors.