Crutches - Hardcover
Translated from the German by Elizabeth D. Crawford. Based on the author's own wartime experiences, a gripping and affecting novel of friendship between twelve-year-old Thomas and a man who has lost his leg and asks to be called Crutches. "Has the intensity of an adventure story; it is equally remarkable for its development of theme without sacrificing believability of sense of story....Poignant."--Horn Book.
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Wendell Minor has illustrated numerous award-winning picture books, including Reaching for the Moon by Buzz Aldrin, Galapagos George by Jean Craighead George, and If You Were a Panda Bear by his wife, Florence Minor. Mr. Minor's art has been exhibited at the Norman Rockwell Museum, among other prestigious institutions throughout the country. He lives in rural Connecticut with Florence and their two cats.
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German
Original Language: German
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- PublisherLothrop, Lee & Shepard
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 0688079911
- ISBN 13 9780688079918
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages163
- IllustratorMinor Wendell, Crawford Ms. Elizabeth D.
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Crutches
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