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The Chinese Siamese cat

Ming Miao tells her kittens about the antics of one of their ancestors, Sagwa of China, that produced the unusual markings they have had for thousands of years.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Tan, Amy
Other Authors:	Schields, Gretchen (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Toronto : New York : Macmillan ; Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; Maxwell Macmillan International, c1994.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Cats > Juvenile fiction. Picture books for children. China > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	Ming Miao tells her kittens about the antics of one of their ancestors, Sagwa of China, that produced the unusual markings they have had for thousands of years.
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN:	0027888355
Author Notes:	Amy Tan was born on February 19, 1952 in Oakland, California. She received B.A. degrees in English and linguistics and a master's degree in linguistics from San Jose State University. She worked as a freelance business writer, but eventually turned to fiction. Her first book, The Joy Luck Club, won the Commonwealth Gold Award and was adapted into a feature film in 1994. Her other novels include The Kitchen God's Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses, The Bonesetter's Daughter, Saving Fish from Drowning, and The Valley of Amazement. She is also the author of a memoir entitled The Opposite of Fate and two children's books entitled The Moon Lady and Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat. (Bowker Author Biography)