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Sinossi
I fratelli Hans e Gretel vivono, insieme alla madre e al padre malato, in un piccolo paese olandese. Anche se possiedono solo dei pattini di legno che si sono costruiti da soli, sognano di partecipare alla gara di pattinaggio su ghiaccio per vincere un paio di pattini d'argento. Nonostante le avversità, i due riusciranno a capovolgere un destino che ormai sembrava segnato. Età di lettura: da 8 anni.
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- Pagine: 447
- Data di uscita: 10-10-2017
Recensioni
Hans Brinker was written by Mary Mapes Dodge in 1865. My copy is a first edition from 1925, published by Saalfield Publishing Company which is no longer in business. Reading a book that is nearly 100 years old sure took me back in time. As I carefully turned the brown, brittle pages and read the sto Leggi tutto
Mary Mapes Dodge (1831-1905) was, at the time she wrote this novel, a widowed mom who'd moved back in with her well-to-do family after the death of her financially-embarrassed husband. Herself well educated by private tutors, she originally began to write educational short stories for her own kids;
Worst. Book. Ever. Okay, maybe not the worst, but a really boring, awful book. The actual story of Hans could be told in about fifty pages. The edition I read on Google Books was nearly three hundred pages long. I can appreciate it for the historical things--I've read enough books from this time per Leggi tutto
I loved this book as a kid and reread it several times. It was especially enjoyable while eating Dutch chocolate shoes. ;-) This book made me fascinated with all things Holland. I still have the edition I read when I was 8 or 9.
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