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Japanese Picture Books

The Fisherman Who Went to the Bottom of the Sea

retold by Miyoko Matsutani
illus. by Chihiro Iwasaki

Ages 4 UP

Miyoko Matsutani retells the famous traditional story of the fisherman who is taken to an undersea palace by a grateful turtle whose life he has saved. Chihiro Iwasaki's illustrations make a fresh and charming setting for this folk tale.

27 x 21 cm, 33 pages, Full-colour illustrations
First published July 1967