The kingfisher / story by Lida ; pictures by Rojan [i.e. F. Rojankovsky] ; translated by Lily Duplaix.
The King Fisher finds a valley where none of his kind are living and soon brings home a Queen. Together they follow the seasons and their instincts, hunting, making a burrow nest, raising young. But finally the King is too old and dies, followed soon by his Queen, and the valley must wait to be disc...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York ; London :
Harper & Brothers,
1940.
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| Summary: | The King Fisher finds a valley where none of his kind are living and soon brings home a Queen. Together they follow the seasons and their instincts, hunting, making a burrow nest, raising young. But finally the King is too old and dies, followed soon by his Queen, and the valley must wait to be discovered by yet another King Fisher. |
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| Item Description: | "A Pè€re Castor book." Illustrated t.p. and lining-papers in colors. "First edition." |
| Physical Description: | 32 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 27 x 24 cm |