The girl who loved caterpillars : a twelfth-century tale from Japan /

In this retelling of an anonymous twelfth-century Japanese story, the young woman Izumi resists social and family pressures as she befriends caterpillars and other socially unacceptable creatures.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Merrill, Jean
Other Authors:	Cooper, Floyd (Illustrator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Philomel Books, [1992]
Subjects:	Japan > Fiction. Conduct of life > Fiction.