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Children of the Northlights (Hardcover)
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Children of the Northlights (Hardcover)
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List price R496
Loot Price R412
Discovery Miles 4 120
You Save R84 (17%)
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From the beloved authors of D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths and
other classics comes a new edition of one of Ingri and Edgar Parin
d'Aulaires's most beguiling children's books. Long out of print,
Children of the Northlights introduces readers young and old to
siblings Lise and Lasse and to the captivating Sami people and
culture of northern Scandinavia. At times mischievous and at others
quite courageous, Lisa and Lasse, and their Sami culture, are
brought brilliantly to life in the d'Aulaires' illustrations. This
remarkable sister and brother live at the very top of Norway-to
Lise and Lasse, seemingly at the very top of the world. All bundled
up against the polar winter in their coats of fur and furry shoes,
they look at times like two little bears rolling in the snow.
Beneath the bright dancing of the northern lights, we follow Lise
and Lasse as they enjoy the long winter days and polar nights:
playing pranks on their family, chasing and playing with their
reindeer Silverside and Snowwhitedeer, skiing, taking hot saunas to
stay clean, and staying warm while snowstorms rage across the land.
Lise and Lasse hunker down in their warm tent and wait for the sun
to return, which, of course, it always does. When the sun comes
back in spring, it's time to go to school in the village (which
Lise and Lasse happily do only after instructing their dogs to take
very good care of Silverside and Snowwhitedeer while they're away).
Inspired directly by a remarkable journey the d'Aulaires took to
northern Europe and their time spent among the Sami, Children of
the Northlights is a brightly illustrated portrait and celebration
of the Sami people, culture, and snow-covered landscapes of the
frozen north, from two of the twentieth century's greatest
storytellers.
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