Classic Animal Stories - Hardcover

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0753462109 ISBN 13: 9780753462102

Publisher: Kingfisher, 2008

From the sassy cricket hero of A Cricket in Times Square to the charmingly bumbling mole from The Wind in the Willows and other figures from more than a dozen timeless classics, this anthology is a lovely introduction to some of the most enduring characters in all of children's literature. The carefully selected excerpts include works by Aesop, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rudyard Kipling, Gerald Durrell, Hans Christian Andersen, and many more. In these pages children will discover wondrous worlds, while adults will recognize long-lost friends. Classic Animal Stories chosen by Sally Grindley is a beautifully illustrated keepsake collection will provide hours of wonderful read-together memories for the whole family.

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About the Author:

Sally Grindley is the award-winning author of more than a dozen picture books, as well as novels for older children, including Spilled Water, which was awarded a Smarties Prize, one of the U.K.'s top honors.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 1–4—An enjoyable assortment of stories. Kicking off with Aesop and Kipling, the book also contains excerpts from Laura Ingalls Wilder's Farmer Boy (HarperCollins, 1933), George Selden's The Cricket in Times Square (Farrar, 1960), and Gerald Durrell's My Family and Other Animals (Penguin, 1956). In fact, 11 of the 16 stories are extracts from longer novels, and their inclusion will hopefully tempt readers to seek the complete works. The entries are freshly illustrated with lively artwork, each by a different artist. Their styles tie loosely together through common page layouts. Grindley provides a foreword and a small conversational introduction to each selection. Back matter includes notes on the authors. This serviceable collection could be fun for sharing at home or in the classroom.—Julie Roach, Cambridge Public Library, MA
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