Caesar's Antlers
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Book Overview
By a master of "surreal storytelling in the tradition of Carroll, Lewis, and Tolkien." --Library Journal As he travels on his own mission to the Northlands of Norway, a reindeer named Caesar is joined by unlikely companions; a mother sparrow searching with her two chicks for her lost mate. With Caesar's permission, the birds make a nest in his antlers and travel with him through athe fall and into winter. Little do they know that the object of their search, after being rescued from an accident by a well-meaning schoolgirl, has been taken miles away, across the sea, and that he is desperately seeking them as well. Both searches seem hopeless, but in this unique adventure, devotion, perseverance, and self-sacrifice - with the help of a little magic - are richly rewarded.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0374310246
ISBN13:9780374310240
Release Date:October 1997
Publisher:Farrar Straus Giroux
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.88 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.8" x 8.6"
Age Range:10 to 14 years
Grade Range:Grades 5 to 9
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Animals Children's Children's Books Fantasy Fantasy & Magic Science Fiction & FantasyCustomer Reviews
2 ratings
Nice Seasonal tale.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Nice read about the power of friendship and giving. Grades 3-5. Boys and Girls will enjoy.
A beautiful children's book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
Hansen's book "The Chess Garden" concerned, about many other things, the necessity of stories. Now that he's writing for children, he doesn't have to explain: he simply creates a moving, beautiful story about love, loss, courage and finding one's way home. As before, his research is so impeccable yet so carefully used that you feel that he's simply transcribing very real events -- even when relating the inner thoughts of a sparrow. There are two very particular acheivements inthis book. The first is the character of Caesar, the most indomitable, admirable animal hero I've come across -- imagine Horton the elephant crossed with Bigwig, from Watership Down. His brave, faithful nature is exactly what you'd expect a reindeer's to be. And the second achievement is its careful grappling with the things that children really think about: family, love, loss, and even death. Its spiritual lessons are equal in weight (thought different in intent) to those of Wind In the Willows or The Lion, the Witch, in the War
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