The girl who loved caterpillars : a twelfth-century tale from Japan / adapted by Jean Merrill ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper.

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
Other title:	Tsutsumi Chūnagon monogatari. Tsutsumi Chūnagon monogatari.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Philomel Books, ©1992.
Subjects:	Juvenile fiction. Juvenile works.