"In the long-ago days, they say, the Buddha, the holy one, came to Earth many times, in many shapes. In India he came once to the holy city of Benares as a golden deer". Thus begins Margaret Hodges' retelling of a tale from the centuries-old Indian classic The Jakata, an enchanting legend of the golden deer who by protecting his herd from the king's hunters brings about the freedom of all living creatures. Full color.
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"In the long-ago days, they say, the Buddha, the holy one, came to Earth many times, in many shapes. In India he came once to the holy city of Benares as a golden deer". Thus begins Margaret Hodges' retelling of a tale from the centuries-old Indian classic The Jakata, an enchanting legend of the golden deer who by protecting his herd from the king's hunters brings about the freedom of all living creatures. Full color.
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Add this copy of The Golden Deer to cart. $6.33, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brownstown, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Scribner Book Company.
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Near Fine in very good + jacket. Inscribed by the author. First edition, 1992. Cloth-backed boards in dust jacket, illustrated, unpaginated, clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Very Good+ dust jacket, light rubbing to the boards, minor discoloration to the dust jacket, dust jacket with some wear at the tips including a bit of creasing or tearing. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector. Signed by Margaret "Peggy" Hodges and inscribed by her to Maggie Kimmel on the front flyleaf. Margaret "Maggie" Kimmel (1938-2014) was a distinguished professor of Library Sciences, and was also a past president of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). She pioneered the field of oral story-telling to children, authored the children's book Magic in the Mist (illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman) in 1975, and co-authored For Reading Out Loud! She served on two Newbery/Caldecott awards. She was also good friends with Fred Rogers and many other children's book authors.
Add this copy of The Golden Deer to cart. $34.40, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Atheneum.
Add this copy of The Golden Deer to cart. $35.00, like new condition, Sold by Eve's Book Garden rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from ALBANY, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Atheneum.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Atheneum, 1992. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. With striking original drawing of a buck deer by the illustrator, along with his signature and brief inscription. First Edition with complete number line. Clean unopened copy in like new covers. Jacket unclipped, and has mild shelfwear. Benefits the Friends of the Albany, CA Library.
Add this copy of The Golden Deer to cart. $77.48, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Atheneum.
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