- Fables, Gratitude, Juvenile fiction, Kindness
In this retelling of Androcles and the Lion, Andy meets a lion on the way to school and wins his friendship for life by removing a thorn from his paw.
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Classical in form, earnest, resolved and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- sparerichly built
- effortlessdemanding
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About the book
- Author
- James Daugherty
- First published
- 1938
- Pages
- 79
- Publisher
- Xin xing chu ban she, Scholastic, Fukuinkan Shoten
- Editions
- 16
- Language
- English, Japanese, Chinese, und
- ISBN
- 9787513304894
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“IT WAS A BRIGHT DAY WITH JUST ENOUGH WIND TO FLOAT A FLAG.”
James Henry Daugherty was raised in Indiana, Ohio, until age 9 when he moved to Washington, D.C.. He studied at the Corcoran School of Art, and later under Frank Brangwyn in London. During World War I, he was produced propaganda posters for various U.S. Government agencies. Daugherty wrote and illustrated several children's books during his career. He won the Caldecott Honor in 1939 for Andy and the Lion, the Newbery Medal in 1940 for Daniel Boone, the Caldecott Honor in 1957 for Gillespie and the Guards.
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