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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 812.54 EAN: 9780876023259 ISBN: 0876023251 Label: Anchorage Pr Manufacturer: Anchorage Pr Number Of Pages: 50 Publication Date: June 01, 1993 Publisher: Anchorage Pr Studio: Anchorage Pr Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: "[Mole] thought his happiness was complete when, as he meandered aimlessly along, suddenly he stood by the edge of a full-fed river. Never in his life had he seen a river before--this sleek, sinuous, full-bodied animal, chasing and chuckling, gripping things with a gurgle and leaving them with a laugh, to fling itself on fresh playmates that shook themselves free, and were caught and held again." Such is the cautious, agreeable Mole's first introduction to the river and the Life Adventurous. Emerging from his home at Mole End one spring, his whole world changes when he hooks up with the good-natured, boat-loving Water Rat, the boastful Toad of Toad Hall, the society- hating Badger who lives in the frightening Wild Wood, and countless other mostly well-meaning creatures. Michael Hague's exquisitely detailed, breathtaking color illustrations on almost every generous spread--along with Kenneth Grahame's elegant, delightfully old-fashioned characterizations of the animals--make this book a wonderful read-aloud. Grahame's The Wind in the Willows has enchanted readers for four generations, and this lavishly illustrated gift edition is perhaps the finest around. (All ages, or 9 to 12) This reviews refers to ISBN 0805002138. Product Description: By Liz Peterson, adapted from Kenneth Grahame's classic. An always lively, often hilarious adaptation, with wisdom enough for all. Cast may range from twelve to forty men and/or women, boys and/or girls. Unit set. The wealthy, spoiled, and wildly enthusiastic Mr. Toad of Toad Hall takes up a new hobby - - motorcars - - and terrorizes the once - peaceful English countryside along the Thames. His friends, Ratty, Badger, and Mole , try to talk sense to him but without success. As a last resort they lock him in his bedroom, but he escapes and "borrows" a motorcar without asking. Then the big trouble starts. Peterson's music and lyrics add to the charm of the classic story, enhancing an old favorite. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Audio Version read by Flo GibsonI believe that a narrator can really make an audio book and Flo Gibson does such a fabulous job of the voices of the characters in "The Wind in the Willows". This is one of my son's all time favorite books and audio books. I highly recommend it. Rating:  - THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS by Kenneth GrahameThe Wind in the Willows is a children's novel by Kenneth Grahame, and was originally published in 1908. It concerns the doings of four anthropomorphized creatures: Mole, Rat, Badger and Toad. Most of the book involves their day-to-day activities, and there is very little plot to speak of. The book is quite often tediously slow. No character other than Toad does anything remotely interesting or anything approximating an "adventure". Most of the book involves Mole and Rat puttering around ... Read More Rating:  - How could you not love this book?We actually chose this book for our summer book club. It is really different reading it as an adult and for yourself. It was great fun! It is amazing how you can see yourself in most of the characters. Do you know people who you see in the different animals? We had a wonderful discussion. Rating: - Signet Classics version is very smallBefore you order, note that the Signet Classics paperback version is quite small (about 4" x 6.5") with small font and small drawings. Nice for traveling light, I suppose, but I wish that, instead, I'd purchased a more attractive and easier to read-aloud version to share with my kids. Rating: - Not just for children.While Grahame's The Wind in the Willows may have been written for children, it mimics and speaks to adults, as well. The characters in his "low fantasy" story, though animal in name, physical description, and dwelling habitats, portray many of the same foibles and flaws as those represented by human beings. Mr. Toad, for example, is not only wealthy and pretentious, but spoiled, haughty, self-serving, and thoughtless. He takes his truest friends for granted, and things nothing of thievery or ... Read More 
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