The Ant and the Elephant
by Bill Peet
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Houghton Mifflin, 1972
The first edition of The Ant and the Elephant by Bill Peet was published in Boston by Houghton Mifflin in 1972. We track 2 editions.
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In print
- Editions recorded
- 5 on Open Library, 4 in English
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of The Ant and the Elephant?
The first edition of The Ant and the Elephant by Bill Peet was published in Boston by Houghton Mifflin in 1972.
How many editions of The Ant and the Elephant are there?
We track 2 editions of The Ant and the Elephant, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.