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The cat's tale : why the years are named for animals / Doris Orgel ; illustrated by Meilo So.

Author/creator Orgel, Doris, 1929-2021
Other author/creatorSo, Meilo illustrator.
Format Book and Print
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Roaring Brook Press, 2008.
Description1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Supplemental Content Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content Publisher description
Subject(s)
Abstract Willow's pet cat Mao relates how the Jade Emperor chose twelve animals to represent the years in the Chinese calendar and why there is no Year of the Cat. Includes end notes on the twelve-year lunar cycle and the Chinese zodiac animals.
General note"A Neal Porter book."
Genre/formFolklore.
LCCN 2007044051
ISBN9781596432024
ISBN1596432020

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