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The Race of the Birkebeiners (SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR)

The Race of the Birkebeiners (SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR)

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The Race of the Birkebeiners (SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR)

by Lunge-Larsen/Mary Azarian, Lise

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ISBN 10
0618103139
ISBN 13
9780618103133
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Houghton Mifflin , 2001. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, 32 pages. Imagine the bravest, fiercest Norwegian warriors that ever lived, carrying a baby prince across blizzard-wracked mountains to save his life. Picture the babe's mother undergoing a cruel, brutal test to prove her son is indeed the bona fide prince of Norway. A fairy tale? No, this is a true story, based on the account written in 1264 by Sturla Tordsson, about the Middle Ages' most powerful king during what are known as Norway's Golden Years. Norwegian-born author Lise Lunge-Larsen tells the story of this king's miraculous adventure in infancy, while woodcut artist Mary Azarian stunningly depicts the heroism of the birch-bark armored peasant warriors, the Birkebeiners. Mary Azarian was awarded the Caldecott Medal for her lovely woodcut illustrations in Snowflake Bentley. SIGNED BY AZARIAN. Record # 363190

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When they went into battle they wore no costly armor, just birchbark wrapped around their legs, and so they were called Birkebeiners, which means “Birchleggers.” It is the year 1206, and deep in the snow-covered mountains and valleys of Norway the fiercest warriors in the land struggle to ski a baby to safety. They race against the greed and inequity of the rich, against the very weather of Norway. They race as the only way to save a child prince and bring peace to their country. Here is a true, untold story of both bravery and tenderness. Mary Azarian’s strong, sure woodcuts capture the warmth and ruggedness of medieval life, while Lise Lunge-Larsen’s dramatic telling is direct and mesmerizing.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
363190
Title
The Race of the Birkebeiners (SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR)
Author
Lunge-Larsen/Mary Azarian, Lise
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
1st
ISBN 10
0618103139
ISBN 13
9780618103133
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Place of Publication
Boston
Date Published
2001
Keywords
Children's Illustrated, Signed, , .
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