El cuento de Ferdinando (The Story of Ferdinand)

by Munro Leaf, Robert Lawson (Illustrator)

Overview

A true classic with a timeless message, The Story of Ferdinand has enchanted readers since it was first published in 1936. All the other bulls would run and jump and butt their heads together. But Ferdinand would rather sit and smell the flowers. So what will happen when our pacifist hero is picked for the bullfights in Madrid? This new edition contains the complete original text of the story and the original illustrations with watercolor tones added.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780812488449
Publisher:	Perfection Learning Corporation
Publication date:	09/01/1990
Series:	Picture Puffin Books
Edition description:	Spanish-language Edition
Pages:	70
Sales rank:	418,388
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.30(d)
Language:	Spanish
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Munro Leaf (1905-1976) se graduó en la Universidad de Maryland en 1927 y en Harvard con un máster en literatura inglesa en 1931. Fue profesor y trabajó como editor. Autor de literatura infantil, escribió e ilustró cerca de cuarenta libros durante sus cuarenta años de carrera pero ninguno con el éxito de Ferdinando el toro. Su segundo libro más popular fue Manners Can Be Fun.

Editorial Reviews

Ferdinand, peaceful bull who loves to sit and smell flowers, is mistakenly carted off to a bullfight in Madrid, where he is believed to be the fiercest bull around. Ferdinand trots into the ring, only to sit and smell the flowers in the ladies hair. No matter what the frustrated matador and his helpers do, they cannot get Ferdinand to fight. Lawson's memorable black-and-white pictures speak volumes in this childhood classic.

Barnes & Noble Staff

A lively, simple, and playful translation makes this classic story of the misunderstood bull who'd rather smell flowers than stomp and snort an all-time favorite for sharing in Spanish as well as in English. Also published by Scholastic in 1990. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

Praise for El cuento de ferdinando

"A lively, simple, and playful translation makes this classic story of the misunderstood bull who'd rather smell flowers than stomp and snort an all-time favorite for sharing in Spanish as well as in English."—Publishers Weekly

"This traditional tale is a joy to revisit, as a bit of Spanish culture is shared."—Children's Literature

"This has an irresistible appeal to the sense of the ridiculous . . . The most original and amusing thing Leaf has done."—Kirkus Reviews

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