Urashima and the Kingdom Beneath the Sea by Ralph F. McCarthy
$11.00
A young fisherman is drawn into a marvellous kingdom beneath the sea, only to discover that returning home brings an unexpected cost. Ralph F. McCarthy retells the Japanese folktale in verse, accompanied by Shiro Kasamatsu's illustrations, in this English-and-Japanese bilingual edition.
Condition: Used ex-library hardcover with a crossed-out Porirua Public Library barcode label on the front and a bookseller label on the back. Cover surfaces and protective covering have scratches and rubbing, with wear to the edges and corners.
- Retold by: Ralph F. McCarthy
- Illustrator: Shiro Kasamatsu
- Publisher: Kodansha International
- Format: Hardcover
- Language: English and Japanese
- Series: Kodansha's Children's Bilingual Classics
- ISBN-10: 4770021003
- ISBN-13: 9784770021007
Book details
- Title
- Urashima and the Kingdom Beneath the Sea
- Authors
- Ralph F. McCarthy
- Publisher
- Kodansha International
- Language
- English and Japanese
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Subjects
- Children's fiction; Japanese folklore; Bilingual books; Fairy tales
- ISBN-13
- 9784770021007
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, CHILDREN & BABIES
Type: KIDS FICTION
Category: BILINGUAL, BOOKS, CHILDREN, CHILDREN & BABIES, EX LIBRARY, HARDCOVER, JAPANESE FOLKLORE, JAPANESE LANGUAGE, KIDS FICTION, LOC001, USED BOOKS
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