| The Twelve Dancing Princesses Contributor(s): Duntze, Dorothee (Illustrator), Grimm, Brothers (Author) |
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ISBN: 0735841217 ISBN-13: 9780735841215 Publisher: Northsouth Books OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - General - Juvenile Fiction | Love & Romance - Juvenile Fiction | Royalty |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 750 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 8.79" W x 11.13" (0.87 lbs) 32 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Every night the king locks his daughters in their room. Yet every morning their shoes are full of holes. Where do they go night after night, and what do they do to wear out their shoes? Many princes have tried to solve the mystery, but all have failed. Now it is a poor soldier's turn. Will he be able to discover the secret of the twelve dancing princesses? |
Contributor Bio(s): Duntze, Dorothee: - Dorothee Duntze was born in Reims, France. She studied art at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Reims and the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Strasbourg. Among the other books she has illustrated for North-South are The Emperor's New Clothes, The Princess and the Pea, and Hansel and Gretel.Grimm, Brothers: - Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were born in 1785 and 1786 near Frankfurt, Germany. In their early twenties, they began the linguistic studies that would culminate in their collected editions of folk- and fairy tales. They got their stories from peasants and villagers, and sometimes from already-published works from other cultures. Jacob did much of the research; Wilhelm put the stories into literary form.Grimm, Brothers: - Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were born in 1785 and 1786 near Frankfurt, Germany. Their collections of folk and fairy tales have stood the test of time and still influence literature today. |
