TY - GEN AU - Flack, Marjorie TI - The story about Ping T2 - Reading Railroad books SN - 9780448421650 CY - USA KW - Children's Literature KW - Action or Adventure KW - Exploring KW - Folk Tales N2 - Since 1933, The Story About Ping has captivated generations of readers, but never before has it been available in a mass-market paperback format. No one can deny the appeal of the book's hero, Ping, the spirited little duck who lives on a boat on the Yangtze River. Ping's misadventures one night while exploring the world around his home form the basis of this timeless classic, which is brought to life by Kurt Wiese's warm and poignant illustrations. Annotation A little duck finds adventure on the Yangtze River when he is too late to board his master's houseboat one evening ER -