num_pages: 32
description: First published in 1983, this stunning adaptation of the Japanese legend of the Crane Wife by three-time Caldecott Honor-recipient Molly Bang is set in nineteenth-century New England. After a shipbuilder rescues an injured goose, a mysterious woman arrives offering to work as a sail maker. She weaves sails of unparalleled quality and the two soon fall in love. But when a rich man orders a set of special sails, their happiness is threatened by an astonishing secret.
language: English
title: Dawn
titlecomplete: Dawn
genres: Picture Books, Fiction, Childrens
ratings_count: 62
publisher: Chronicle Books