Description:
J. Alison James has adapted the story of Puccini's tragic opera about a young Japanese woman named Cho-Cho-san who is married to an American lieutenant named Pinkerton in the 19th-century Japanese port city of Nagasaki. The lovely full-color paintings by Renata Fucikova show influence from colorful Japanese woodblock prints. Recommended for grades 5-9. This is a library edition with a reinforced binding. Exquisite design!
