The Bearskinner : a tale of the Brothers Grimm / retold by Laura Amy Schlitz ; illustrated by Max Grafe.
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TextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, c2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cmISBN: - 0763627305
- 9780763627300 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Bearskin. English
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 398.2 S344 | Available | 33111005403528 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"Schlitz narrates with clarity, grace, and sensitivity. . . . A provocative edition that should set older children thinking about the meaning of endurance and heroism." -- Horn Book (starred review)
Man or bear? When a person gives up hope, is he still human? Such is the story of a soldier who has lost everything to war: his childhood home, his family and friends, his youth, and his innocence. Enter that sly opportunist, the devil, who wraps the soldier in the armor of a dead bear's skin, fills its pockets with gold, and makes a dangerous and horrible wager. An unforgettable retelling of a classic Grimm tale, The Bearskinner is a story about the struggle between the two sides of our selves, and the heroic strength it takes to claim a victory.
Adaptation of Der Bärenhäuter, one of the tales in the collection, Kinder- und Hausmärchen.
A retelling of the Grimm fairy tale in which a despondent soldier makes a pact to do the devil's bidding for seven years in return for as much money and property as he could ever want.