Marcia Brown
3) Stone soup
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Three clever soldiers devise a plan to get food and lodging from the selfish inhabitants of a French village during the time of Napoleon.
Author
Pub. Date
1950.
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the legend about a boy who became mayor of London, who heard his future in the Bells of Bow and made his fortune through his cat.
The author, a storyteller in words and pictures, presents the famous tale in a book, which children will enjoy especially because there is a picture for each paragraph of text.
9) How, hippo!
Author
Pub. Date
[1969]
Language
English
Description
The first time Little Hippo is separated from his mother he has a frightening encounter with a crocodile.
10) The blue jackal
Author
Pub. Date
[1977]
Language
English
Description
A timid jackal becomes king of the forest by virtue of his extraordinary color.
12) Stone soup
Author
Pub. Date
[1987]
Language
English
Description
When three hungry soldiers come to a town where all the food has been hidden, they set out to make soup of water and stones, and all the town enjoys a feast.
Author
Pub. Date
[1992]
Language
Español
Description
When three hungry soldiers come to a town where all the food has been hidden, they set out to make soup of water and stones, and the whole town enjoys a feast.
Este viejo cuento francés relata la historia de unos soldados que regresan hambrientos a casa. Al pasar por una aldea piden algo de alimento, pero los avaros aldeanos han escondido todas las provisiones. Los soldados idean una ingeniosa treta que les permite comer. --Publisher
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