Hansel and Gretel: A Grimm's Fairy Tale - Hardcover

Jacob Grimm; Wilhelm Grimm

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0863156231 ISBN 13: 9780863156236

Publisher: Floris Books, 2008

Synopsis

In this favorite Grimm Brothers tale, an evil stepmother sends Hansel and Gretel into the woods, but birds eat the crumb trail they drop along the trail to find their way back. Lost and hungry, they find a tempting house made of gingerbread...but can they trust the old woman inside?

(Ages 5-8)

About this title

About the Author:

The Brothers Grimm (Jacob Ludwig Karl and Wilhelm Karl) were born in 1785 and 1786 in Hanau near Frankfurt in Hesse. They were among a family of nine children, six of whom survived infancy. During their early childhood, both their father and grandfather died, leaving the children and their mother to struggle in reduced circumstances. During their early twenties, the two brothers began linguistic and philological studies, which would culminate in both Grimm's Law and their collected editions of fairy and folk tales. Their collections of tales became immensely popular, though the brothers' main goal was linguistic research. After running afoul of King Ernest Augustus I, the brothers were fired from their university posts and exiled. However, the next year, the two were invited to Berlin by the King of Prussia, and both settled there. Wilhelm died in 1859; his elder brother Jacob died in 1863.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

About this edition

• Publisher: Floris Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0863156231
• ISBN 13: 9780863156236
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 22
• Illustrator: Anastassija Archipowa