To catch a mongoose / by Barbara Ritchie ; illustrated by Earl Thollander ; the French translation, Pour attraper une mangouest, by Marie Byrne.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English, French Original language: English Publication details: Berkeley, Calif. : Parnassus Press, 1963.Description: 61 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Other title:
  • Pour attraper une mangouste
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • F Rit
LOC classification:
  • PZ7.R5116
Action note:
  • 060597 Charm
Summary: On the island of Martinique in the Caribbean, a young boy, Henri, wants to become rich so he decides to catch a mongoose and sell it. His sister Josephine causes a dramatic turn of events and he decides that his sister's happiness is far more important to him than any enticement of business.
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On the island of Martinique in the Caribbean, a young boy, Henri, wants to become rich so he decides to catch a mongoose and sell it. His sister Josephine causes a dramatic turn of events and he decides that his sister's happiness is far more important to him than any enticement of business.

English and French.

060597 Charm

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