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178 pp.
| Houghton |
October, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-0-547-42483-5$22.00 New ed. (1990)
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Ted Lewin.
The 1990 illustrated edition of the 1961 Newbery Medal winner features twelve full-page, full-color watercolors in purple and blue hues that are appropriate to the island setting. This handsome gift-edition version includes a new introduction by Lois Lowry to commemorate the book's fiftieth anniversary.