The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks

The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks

Steve Liebman, Katherine Paterson, Stephanie S. Tolan

The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks

The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks

Steve Liebman, Katherine Paterson, Stephanie S. Tolan

Overview

This dramatic adaptation of a Japanese folktale is two stories: that of a pair of Mandarin ducks and the samurai and kitchen maid who come to their aid. In the end, it is the ducks who save the human pair. The play draws on conventions of Japanese theater such as the use of puppets, masks and visible prop men.

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Authors

Author

Steve Liebman

Katherine Paterson

Katherine Paterson is the author of more than 30 books, including 16 novels for children and young people. She has twice won the Newbery Medal, for Bridge to Terabithia in 1978 and Jacob Have I Loved in 1981. The Master Puppeteer won the National Book Award in 1977 and The Gr ...
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Stephanie S. Tolan