| The Terrible Troll-Bird Contributor(s): D'Aulaire, Ingri (Author), D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin (Author) |
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ISBN: 1590172523 ISBN-13: 9781590172520 Publisher: New York Review of Books OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: Filled with vibrant illustrations and a story of childhood ingenuity and bravery, this book offers a delightful companion to the authors more comprehensive books of Norwegian folklore, "DAulaires Book of Norse Myths" and "DAulaires Book of Trolls." Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - General - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - Norse - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - Survival Stories |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2007013020 |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 9.14" W x 12.35" (1.05 lbs) 52 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Scandinavian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One summer's eve Ola, Lina, Sina, and Trina leave their village to gather firewood in the forest, when they're surprised by the hideous call of the terrible troll-bird, a giant rooster who pops up out of the treetops and swoops down to devour their beloved horse Blakken. Little does the terrible troll-bird know that in Ola, Lina, Sina, and Trina he has finally met his match: his terrible days of terrorizing are over. Before long the whole village is celebrating the monster's demise, and even the gnomes and hulder-maidens are coming out of their hiding places in the woods to participate in a great feast. All celebration is cut short, though, with the startling appearance of two monstrous moss-grown trolls even more terrible than the terrible troll-bird himself. Luckily, the children rise to the occasion once more, saving the day before they set out on a splendid new adventure. Filled with vibrant illustrations and telling a story of childhood ingenuity and bravery, The Terrible Troll-Bird is a delightful companion to Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire's more comprehensive books of Norwegian folklore, D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths and D'Aulaires' Book of Trolls. |