| The Story About Ping | |
|---|---|
| Author | Marjorie Flack |
| Illustrator | Kurt Wiese |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
| Publication date | October 1933 [1] |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, paperback) |
| Pages | 32 |
| OCLC Number | 185400 |
The Story About Ping is a 1933 children's book written by Marjorie Flack and illustrated by Kurt Wiese. The book is now in its 17th edition and 23rd printing by Viking Press in hardcover and Grosset & Dunlap in paperback.
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Background
Flack became interested in Pekin ducks while writing Angus and the Ducks (1930). After learning the species originated in China, she wrote the book and asked Kurt Wiese to illustrate it because he had lived and worked in China. [2]
Plot summary
Ping, a domesticated duck who lives on a riverboat on the Yangtze River, forages daily along the river. To avoid being spanked for being the last duck to return to the boat, Ping hides and the boat leaves without him. He spends the next day searching for his family and happily returns when he finds them.
Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
A 10-minute animated film of the story was produced by Weston Woods Studios in 1955.[3]
References
- ^ Eaton, Anne T. (1933-10-08). "New Children's Books". New York Times: p. BR11. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00A11F93D5516738DDDA10894D8415B838FF1D3.
- ^ Silver, Anita (1995). Children's Books and Their Creators. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 244. ISBN 0395653800. http://books.google.com/books?id=lPiEeBw0IS8C.
- ^ Fasick, Adele (Fall 1982). "Weston Woods Films as Interpretations of Literature". Children's Literature Association Quarterly (Johns Hopkins University Press) 7 (3): 20–22. doi:. ISSN 0885-0429. http://muse.jhu.edu/login?uri=/journals/childrens_literature_association_quarterly/v007/7.3.fasick.html.
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