Stone Soup Contributor(s): Brown, Marcia (Author), Brown, Marcia (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689711034 ISBN-13: 9780689711039 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 1997 Annotation: The perennial favorite, read to a generation of children by Captain Kangaroo, the story of three soldiers who manage to cook up a fine soup by cajoling thenecessary ingredients from a village of wary French peasants. Caldecott HonorBook; ALA Notable Children's Book. Three-color illustrations. Click for more in this series: Aladdin Picture Books |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - General - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Europe |
Dewey: E |
LCCN: 86010964 |
Age Level: 4-8 |
Grade Level: PreK-3 |
Lexile Measure: 550 AD (Adult Directed Text) |
Series: Aladdin Picture Books |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 7.5" W x 9.8" L (0.30 lbs) 48 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Cultural Region - French - Catalog Heading - Classics - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Booklist 06/01/1996 pg. 1726 Publishers Weekly 12/26/1986 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 5491 Reading Level: 3.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Clever soldiers outwit greedy townspeople with the creation of a special soup in this cherished classic, a Caldecott Honor book. First published in 1947, this picture book classic has remained one of Marcia Brown's most popular and enduring books. This story, about three hungry soldiers who outwit the greedy inhabitants of a village into providing them with a feast, is based on an old French tale. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brown, Marcia: - Marcia Brown, one of the most honored illustrators in children's literature, is a three-time Caldecott Medalist and six-time Caldecott Honor illustrator, as well as winner of the Children's Literature Legacy Award (formerly known as the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award) for the body of her work. She lives in Laguna Hills, California. |
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