Elizabeth Shub
Autor(a) de The White Stallion
Obras por Elizabeth Shub
Uncle Harry 1 exemplar
The adventures of the little Mouk 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 4, December 1980 — Tradutor — 2 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Sexo
- female
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Críticas
A young girl named Gretchen becomes separated from her traveling family when her mare wanders away to join a band of wild horses. She is lost and alone in the forest, and she remains apart from her family through the night, but a white stallion leads her back to them the following day. This story teaches students about courage and trust.
This is a short, poetic story of a girl in the pioneer days, who finds a wild, white stallion when she gets separated from the caravan. There are times when a grown person would think "Would a horse REALLY do that?" but a young reader (or listener) will simply enjoy the magic of this wagon-train tale. Beautiful illustrations accompany a well told family-history-type story. I enjoyed reading and can see where even a very young child would want this as their bedtime story. It'll even make them feel all grown up, since it has the look of a chapter book.… (mais)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 13
- Also by
- 11
- Membros
- 779
- Popularidade
- #32,680
- Avaliação
- 3.8
- Críticas
- 4
- ISBN
- 28
- Línguas
- 1
These retain the earliest versions by the Grimm brothers, such as including Rapunzel's pregnancy.
Contents: About A Fisherman and His Wife; The Wolf and the Seven Kids; Brier Rose; About Elves (3 tales); Rapunzel; About Simpletons (4 tales); The Water of Life; Rumpelstiltskin; The Six Swans; Hansel and Gretel; The Bremen Town Musicians.
Foreword about the selection of these tales, and afterward About the Brothers Grimm.
The line etchings are in a modern style.… (mais)