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The Old Country
Mordicai Gerstein
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Description for The Old Country
Paperback. 'Never look too long into the eyes of a fox' 'So this is what it's like to have fingers,' the girl laughed, and pointed the bow at Gisella. 'How does the world look from the other side of the crossbow?' Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 5AL; YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile; (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 142.
Never look too long into the eyes of a fox ...
Never look too long into the eyes of a fox ...
'So this is what it's like to have fingers,' the girl laughed, and pointed the bow at Gisella. 'How does the world look from the other side of the crossbow?'
Gisella knew this girl. She was so very familiar that it took a moment to realise who she was. Gisella was looking at herself. She looked down. Instead of hands she had two little black fox feet. Before her she found a long, white-tipped fox tail. The fox has changed places ... Read more
Now I am a fox, she thought, and the fox is me.
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Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
The O'Brien Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9780862789800
SKU
KLN0014224
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
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About Mordicai Gerstein
Mordicai Gerstein is the author and illustrator of more than thirty books for young readers, among them picture books, biblical retellings, alphabets, and works of fiction. He was awarded the 2004 Caldecott Medal for The Man Who Walked Between the Towers, called 'a tour de force' by the San Francisco Chronicle, a 'milestone' by the Boston Globe, and a ... Read more
Reviews for The Old Country
"It will feed the mind and promote serious thoughts and considerations"
Tony Hickey - Village Magazine
Village Magazine
'This haunting fable draws the reader into a comfortable fairy tale mode that gradually becomes a complex mix of magic and man’s inhumanity. An inspired read.'
Inis Magazine
Inis Magazine
Tony Hickey - Village Magazine
Village Magazine
'This haunting fable draws the reader into a comfortable fairy tale mode that gradually becomes a complex mix of magic and man’s inhumanity. An inspired read.'
Inis Magazine
Inis Magazine