Betrayed by his own father, the infant son of a lowly miller narrowly escapes death and is lovingly adopted by a faithful she-bear. Raised on her n...
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Oct 23, 2009
Chandra
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When it is foretold that a not-yet-born princess will marry a poor miller's son the king leaps in to action. He adopts the offending infant and tasks his woodsman with cutting out its tiny heart. Sounds a little familiar eh? Well, then you know that the miller's son escapes this fate. Instead he is taken in by a she-bear and only time will tell how he will fulfill his true destiny. This original fairy tale by Howard Pyle doesn't contain any major surprises, but it's still great fun. And wh
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Mar 26, 2010
Johannes
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Someone fought a dragon with a bear that got the armor. The man went into the forest, blew one blast of the horn and then the bear came running up and said, "What do you want?" and he answered, "Some armor."
Someone fought a dragon with a bear that got the armor. The man went into the forest, blew one blast of the horn and then the bear came running up and said, "What do you want?" and he answered, "Some armor."
Feb 04, 2011
Cheryl/Aradanryl
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A unique combination of elements of Snow White, Moses, St George with a bit of Romulus and Remus, woven together in an amusing and heart-warming tale. Beautiful illustrations. Multicultural.
Dec 05, 2008
Scott
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This is one my children never tire of hearing--and of course the inventive and engaging artwork of Trina Schart Hyman is part of the magic of this book.
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