The Story of Ferdinand
by:
Munro Leaf (author)
Robert Lawson (illustrator)
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...
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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.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780670674244 (0670674249)
Publish date: 1983
Publisher: Puffin
Pages no: 72
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Classics,
Humor,
Cultural,
Juvenile,
Middle Grade,
Kids,
Picture Books,
Animals,
Spain
The story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf tells the delightful account of a young bull named Ferdinand. With the story taking place sometime in Spain, the reader might assume that Ferdinand is destined to be a matador. However, young Ferdinand is unique. While his peers run, fight, and play, "Ferdinand l...
The story of Ferdinand is a classic tale about a little bull who does not exactly fit in with the other bulls. While the other bulls like to kick and butt heads, Ferdinand would rather lay in the shade and sniff the flowers. At the end of the story, Ferdinand realizes that he is happy with who he is...
Lexile Level: AD830L This is a book about a bull who is unlike all the other bulls in the pasture. He doesn't want to fight! The story finds Ferdinand in a pickle when he is picked to fight in Madrid, only he is distracted by flowers! Ferdinand is also an admirable role model because he is differ...
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf is a sweet story about a little bull who did not like to do what all the other bulls did but he liked to sit alone and smell the flowers. As the story progresses Ferdinand is picked to go to the Bull Fights in Madrid and when he gets in to the arena he just sits ...
The Story of Ferdinand is a sweet tale of a bull who preferred to smell flowers rather than fight like other young bulls. Because of unforeseen circumstances, Ferdinand was chosen to go to the city bull fight against his desires. He did not perform quite like he was expected and was taken back hom...
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