The Wheel on the School
by Meindert De Jong
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When six school children notice that there are no storks--believed to bring good luck--in the tiny Dutch village they live, they put a wheel on the roof of their school to entice the storks to build a nest there. Soon the whole town gets involved in trying to bring the storks back, fighting the elements of wind and tide to do so. Winner of the 1955 Newbery Medal.
Editions of The Wheel on the School
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Publisher Listening Library |
Date 1999 |
Price $10.69 |
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Publisher Listening Library |
Date 1999 |
Price None Available |
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Publisher Trophy Pr |
Date 1972 |
Price $1.00 |
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Publisher Harpercollins Childrens Books |
Date 1954 |
Price $3.98 |
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Publisher Sra |
Date 1985 |
Price None Available |
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Publisher Bt Bound |
Date 1999 |
Price $1.00 |
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Publisher Notes
Dutch schoolgirl Lina's composition about storks began the children's campaign to bring storks back to their village.
Media Reviews
"[A story] written with dramatic power and a deep insight into the minds and hearts of children."
First Line
To start with there was Shora. Shora was a fishing village in Holland. It lay on the shore of the North Sea in Friesland, tight against the dike. Maybe that was why it was called Shora.
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