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    <body><![CDATA[I was always curious why my school library had multiple copies of &quot;The Story of Ferdinand.&quot; Until now. Upon scanning some of the other reviews I feel left out because Ferdinand was not part of my collection growing up. <br/><br/>I was blown away by the simple story of a gentle bull named...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44965036">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my all-time favorites from childhood, <u>The Story of Ferdinand</u> was a book that I read again and again. Munro Leaf's narrative about a bull who would rather sit still and smell the flowers than fight in the bull-ring (and given the inevitable outcome, who could blame him?), has the perfect blend...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19365291">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I will only put my five-star picture books on here, as the task of logging picture books would be too grand, otherwise.<br/><br/>My first year of teaching I read this to the class and we acted it out and they loved it.  One of my students was extremely timid and at recess he always just stood righ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2112564">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of my all-time-fave books that I realized I hadn't put on my list of books! I memorized it in 4th grade when we were given an assignment to memorize a favorite book to read aloud to kindergarten students and I still love the phrase &quot;liked to sit just quietly and smell the flowers.&quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75029740">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Joe was lukewarm about this story, as was I. It had a cute anti-sexist message and the book could be construed as an anti-bullfighting message if you dig deep enough and comment on the text while you read it.<br/><br/>Basic story: a bull likes to sit and smell the flowers. Through a random inciden...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20792162">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Another of my childhood favorites. I LOVED this story. Imagine my surprise when, 20something years later, after being married to my husband for over a year he brings some of his childhood things home from his parent's house. His favorite book as a child-Ferdinand. I went to my Mom's house and got my...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11166470">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Great picture book with drawings in black and white that are amusing and funny. E.g. When Ferdinand stood next to the tree, that had markings of his height on it or Ferdinand's butt as it neared the bee.  <br/><br/>Lots of author and reader interaction, in which the author occasionally addresses t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78818466">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[the best book of all time, the inspiration for my life, brings me joy beyond belief.  when am i not reading this book?  when i am thinking about its impact on my childhood, my teen years, and carrying me through my adult years.  at this stage in the game, i too, just want to get back to my cork tree...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22596737">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I LOVE the illustrations in this book - they seem vintage and timeless all at the same time.  And it doesn't hurt that the story is sweet and funny with a wonderful peaceful message.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I really love the story of Ferdinand, he is a sweet bull who loves to sit in the shade under a cork tree and smell the flowers.  While all the other bulls are trying to show their strength and how fierce they are, so they can get picked to go to the bull fights in Madrid, Ferdinand just wants to sit...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65470660">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I must admit I was ignorant of the existance of this book - but I loved the Oscar winning 1938 Disney animation <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGTVRbpAuRo">Ferdinand the Bull</a>.   This animation was created during one of the most exciting times at Disney - the in the years surrounding 1938 they created Snow White, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Mickey Mo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45633293">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my favorite stories about a bull who's a lover, not a fighter. Fantastic black and white illustrations. Jude always worries about that poor bee that Ferdinand sits on.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I had a book birthday party for my daughter where I asked everyone to get her a book instead of toys. Well, one of my friends gave her this book. I had remembered it from when I was younger but I didn't care for it too much. I read it to Lucy, who didn't seem to care much about it one or the other, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68642357">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Once upon a time, there lived in Spain a bull named Ferdinand. While his brothers liked to charge around the field, butt their heads together and to generally act ferocious, Ferdinand liked nothing better than to sit under the cork tree and smell the flowers. He was, you see, a placid and a gentle bull whose only desire in life was to be let alone. And his life would have proceeded very nicely had he not one day placed his considerable rump on a bumblebee on the very same day that five men arrived from Madrid searching for a new star for the corrida.<br/><br/>This classic tale by Munro Leaf, which has enchanted children for over fifty years, is here translated for the first (and certainly the last) time into (mirabile dictu) Latin. It comes with a complete glossary of words, and, of course, with the wonderful, appropriate, and droll drawings from the pen of the inimitable Robert Lawson (for whom the book was originally written).]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I remember that once, long ago when we were dating, my friend Heather compared me to the character 'Ferdinand the Bull' - a character of whom I had never heard at the time. She insisted that this was a popular children's story, and I should know it. Anyway, I got the general idea of the story and we...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81483680">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The illustrations and the story where wonderful. However there was one line that I didn't enjoy. &quot;... because she was an understanding mother, even though she was a cow...&quot; I wouldn't claim to be a feminist but I read this as &quot;she was understanding, even though she was a female&quot;....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79337604">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[While the other bulls spend their days fighting, Ferdinand passes time by smelling the pretty flowers. When the men come to choose which bull will fight the matador, Ferdiand sits on a bee.  The men believe he is a fierce, strong fighter and bring him to Madrid for the big bull fight. The black and ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48839214">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A long book with a relatively short, simple (but satisfying) story. Ferdinand alone of all the bulls has no interest in fighting, but an accidental encounter with a bee leads to him catching the eye of the bullfight recruiters. They take him to the arena, he refuses to fight, they take him back home...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47956189">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a favorite book of mine from childhood.  I loved it even more when I read it to my own children and watched their interest in it and answered their questions.  One of the joys of life is to read to a child.  Sarah...I'm so happy that Ferdinand touched your heart too!  Always take time to sme...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45049075">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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