Orfeo grew up into a merry gossoon (as long and lean as two yards of pump water), taking care before lying down in the grass to warn the local insects and creeping things to get away safely... Beetles, mice and birds all help Orfeo to free the princess from the Rose Tower.
My girls are 6 and 8 years old. We are homeschooling using a wonderful Waldorf curriculum which suggested we read this book. My girls listen to me read to them, full of wonder. They love this book and so do I!
Teacher comments
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
My seven-year old daughter heard a story from this book read by a dear elderly friend. She came home and told me the story word for word. She repeated it to her school during story time the next day. Since then I have used it as a play for my classes. The stories is this book truly speak to the children. They are about children and adventure and animals; all the things children love. The repetitive phrases add a lyric quality to the writings and help the children retell them. They make good stories for imaginative play during outside time.
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