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How the wren almost became king
- Title
- How the wren almost became king / story by Parker Tyler, illustrations by Jean Oliver.
- Author
- Tyler, Parker.
- Publication
- New York : Board of Education, City of New York, 1938.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Not available - Please for assistance. | Text | Restricted use | Rare Books+ 23-17 | Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328 |
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- Description
- 25 pages : illustrations; 21 cm
- Summary
- Adapted from a Swiss folktale: The eagle and the wren, in which birds have a contest to see who can fly the highest. Eagle believe he has won until he sees a Wren fly even higher because Wren had flown on Eagle's back.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Fiction.
- Juvenile works.
- Instructional and educational works.
- Juvenile literature.
- Note
- "U.S. Works Progress Administration, New Reading Materials Program, Board of Education, City of New York" -- cover and half-title verso.
- Provenance (note)
- Copy in Rare Books+ 23-17 inscribed "Charles N. Burger" in ink, on cover and half-title.
- Binding (note)
- Copy in Rare Books+ 23-17 bound in publisher's printed wrappers.
- Call Number
- Rare Books+ 23-17
- OCLC
- 39264511
- Author
- Tyler, Parker.
- Title
- How the wren almost became king / story by Parker Tyler, illustrations by Jean Oliver.
- Imprint
- New York : Board of Education, City of New York, 1938.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Provenance
- Copy in Rare Books+ 23-17 inscribed "Charles N. Burger" in ink, on cover and half-title. NN
- Binding
- Copy in Rare Books+ 23-17 bound in publisher's printed wrappers. NN
- Added Author
- Oliver, Jean, illustrator.New York (N.Y.). Board of Education.United States. Works Progress Administration (New York, N.Y.)New Reading Materials Program (New York, N.Y.)
- Research Call Number
- Rare Books+ 23-17