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Malcolm Carrick (1946–2012)

Autor(a) de Happy Jack: A Folktale (An I Can Read book)

13 Works 100 Membros 2 Críticas

Obras por Malcolm Carrick

Splodges (1975) 15 exemplares
Wise Men of Gotham (1973) 14 exemplares
Mr. Tod's Trap (1980) 13 exemplares
Tramp (1977) 5 exemplares
I'll Get You (1979) 2 exemplares
See You Later, Alligator (1976) 2 exemplares
I Can Squash Elephants! (1978) 2 exemplares
Mr. Pedagogue's Sneeze (1974) 1 exemplar
Splodges: Fun with Paint (1976) 1 exemplar

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These stories for children are based on the "chap-book version of some stories which first appeared in 1450 as The Foles of Gotyam. The are similar to the stories about the wise men of Chelm in Jewish folklore.
"The Cuckoo": Since the cuckoo is a sign of spring, why not keep a cuckoo all year long so that it is always spring. Alas, the boy watching it realizes it is unhappy and lets it go, so spring goes away as well.
"The Marriage Tale"
"The Lazy Farmer's Tale": He decides to let his cheeses roll downhill to the market, but they don't manage to get there.
"The Miller's Tale": To shorten the time of his journey, the miller decides to carry his sack of grain as he rides home on his horse rather than have the horse carry both him and the sack. Unfortunately it doesn't work. This is like the Chelmite who carries his burden as he rides on his horse in order to lighten his horse's load.
"The Alms Tale": When the priest wants the farmers of Gotham to donate money for Lent he realizes that they are the poorest people there and so the alms are redistibuted amongst them.
"The Blacksmith's Tale": To get rid of wasps, he burns down his forge.
"The Four Silly Brothers": Everytime they try to count themselves one of them seems to be missing. Along comes a gentleman who hits all four of them.
"The Hare": When the townsfolk realized that there isn't enough time for Jack, who can run almost as fast as a hare, to get their rent money to the squire before it is due, they attach the money to a hare. Even though the squire never gets the rent, he is so amused by this that he never tells them.
"The Wives' Tale": The wives explain how they save money.
"The Sack of Grain": While two men are arguing about whose sheep should have the right of way when they plan to bring the across a bridge, the miller demonstrates how silly they are fighting over nothing by emptying his sack of grain into the river.
"The Cheese"
"The Fish Tale"
"The End Tale": "This tale is too silly for words: so I haven't written any!"
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raizel | Feb 12, 2020 |
This book is one of my favorites for reading aloud because the characters have such vivid personalities. Shrew and Bullfrog are friends. Shrew is cheerful and optimistic. Bullfrog is practical...sometimes. Their stories are wonderful. Fans of Mo Willem's 'Elephant and Piggie' stories may enjoy Malcolm Carrick's lively creation as well.
 
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Merryann | Apr 18, 2014 |

Estatísticas

Obras
13
Membros
100
Popularidade
#190,120
Avaliação
4.0
Críticas
2
ISBN
25

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