| The Stone Lion Contributor(s): Slavin, Bill (Author) |
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ISBN: 0889951543 ISBN-13: 9780889951549 Publisher: Red Deer Press OUR PRICE: $6.26 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2003 Annotation: A magical, medieval coming_of_age story of a country boy apprenticed to a silversmith in a cathedral town. The boy misses his faroff home, especially his ailing grandmother. But soon he discovers the extraordinary stone lion atop the cathedral's bell tower, and, perched upon the lion's back, he can glimpse his distant village. On one suspenseful night, the boy learns the secret shared by the stone lion and his grandmother, and he travels to her bedside to comfort her on her final journey. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Short Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Beginner - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Medieval |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Northern Lights Books for Children |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 8.51" W x 11.34" (0.88 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 36518 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A magical, medieval coming-of-age story of a country boy apprenticed to a silversmith in a cathedral town. The boy misses his far-off home, especially his ailing grandmother. But soon he discovers the extraordinary stone lion atop the cathedral's bell tower, and, perched upon the lion's back, he can glimpse his distant village. On one suspenseful night, the boy learns the secret shared by the stone lion and his grandmother, and he travels to her bedside to comfort her on her final journey. |
Contributor Bio(s): Slavin, Bill: - Bill Slavin |
