The Tale Of Jemima Puddle duck

Beatrix Potter

ISBN 10: 0723243042 / ISBN 13: 9780723243045

Published by Warne, USA, 1996

About this Item

NEW The tale begins in a farmyard which is home to a duck called Jemima Puddle-duck. She wants to hatch her own eggs, but the farmer's wife believes ducks make poor sitters and routinely confiscates their eggs to allow the hens to incubate them. Jemima tries to hide her eggs, but they are always found and carried away.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Tale Of Jemima Puddle duck
• Publisher: Warne, USA
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0723243042
• ISBN 13: 9780723243045
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck by Beatrix Potter The Original & Authorized Edition Published by the Penguin Group, England, USA, Australia, Canada & New Zealand First published 1918 by Frederick Warne This edition (c) Frederick Warne & Co., 1997 Frederick Warne has a continuing commitment to reproduce Beautrix Potter's exquisite watercolors to the highest possible standard. In 1993 and 1994, taking advantage of the latest advances in printing technology and expertise, entirely new film was made from her original book illustrations. The drawings are now reproduced with a quality and a degree of authenticity never before attainable in print.

About the Author

Beatrix Potter is one of the world's best-loved children's authors of all time. From her first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902) she went on to create a series of stories based around animal characters including Mrs Tiggy-winkle, Mr Jeremy Fisher and Tom Kitten. Her humorous, lively tales and beautiful illustrations have become a natural part of childhood.A source of inspiration was the Lake District where she lived for the last thirty years of her life as a farmer and conservationist.