The wild swans : also includes The nightingale

The wild swans Also includes The nightingale

H. C. Andersen, 1805-1875

Book - 2016

A princess has eleven brothers. The twelve siblings live happily and well, until their father decides to remarry. Their new stepmother is a wicked woman, and she turns all the brothers into swans and banishes the princess from the palace. And so it is left to Elisa to endure countless hardships alone in order to save her beloved brothers from the spell.

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Subjects
Brothers and sisters > Juvenile fiction.
Fairy tales.
Genres
Fairy tales
Published
London : Pushkin Children's Books 2016.
Language
English
Danish
Main Author
H. C. Andersen, 1805-1875 (author)
Other Authors
Helen Crawford-White (illustrator), Misha Hoekstra (translator), H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen, 1805-1875 (-)
Item Description
Translated from the Danish.
Physical Description
61 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
ISBN
9781782691228
  • The Wild swans
  • The Nightingale.
Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 3-5-Magical swans, evil queens, and a beautiful singing nightingale initiate fantastical ideas and dreams of lands far, far away. Eleven prince brothers are dashed from their royal lives when the evil new Queen transforms them into 11 magnificent wild swans. Their younger sister, Elisa, astonished by her brothers' absence, is transformed by the Queen to such a hideous exterior that even her own father fails to recognize her. Thus begins Elisa's quest to solve the mystery and discover the fate of her beloved brothers. Accompanying this tale is Andersen's "The Nightingale." Hoekstra's translation brings these wondrous tales up to the surface for a new generation. The quick pacing and simple vocabulary will attract and keep the attention of eager and reluctant readers alike. Overall, these "folk fantasy" stories may delight younger readers and bring the traditional tales into 2017. VERDICT Recommended for elementary libraries with budding readers who have a taste for all things fantastical.-Mary-Brook J. Townsend, Episcopal Collegiate School, Little Rock, AR © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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