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The Story of Ferdinand Paperback - 2011 - 1st Edition
by Leaf, Munro
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Details
- Title The Story of Ferdinand
- Author Leaf, Munro
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition UsedGood
- Pages 32
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Grosset & Dunlap, New York, New York
- Date 2011-03-31
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian
- Bookseller's Inventory # 584UZG0001N2_ns
- ISBN 9780448456942 / 044845694X
- Weight 0.2 lbs (0.09 kg)
- Dimensions 7.8 x 7.8 x 0.1 in (19.81 x 19.81 x 0.25 cm)
- Ages 03 to 05 years
- Grade levels P - K
- Reading level 760
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Themes
- Topical: Self-Esteem
- Library of Congress subjects Bulls
- Dewey Decimal Code E
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About this book
A true classic with a timeless message, The Story of Ferdinand has enchanted readers since it was first published in 1936. All the other bulls would run and jump and butt their heads together. But Ferdinand would rather sit and smell the flowers. So what will happen when our pacifist hero is picked for the bullfights in Madrid?
The first print run by Viking Press sold 14,000 copies at $1 each. The following year sales increased to 68,000, and by 1938 it was selling 3,000 copies a week - outselling Gone with the Wind (which had won the Pulitzer in 1937). The story is often seen as a political symbol, and was banned in many countries including Spain. Hitler ordered it to be burned in Germany, and after the Germans were defeated in WWII 30,000 copies were printed and handed out to German children as symbols of peace.
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Summary
Ferdinand is the world's most peaceful--and--beloved little bull. While all of the other bulls snort, leap, and butt their heads, Ferdinand is content to just sit and smell the flowers under his favorite cork tree. Leaf's simple storytelling paired with Lawson's pen-and-ink drawings make The Story of Ferdinand a true classic. Commemorate the 75th anniversary of the book's original publication with this beautiful and affordable 8x8 paperback edition.
From the publisher
First Edition Identification
-A signed first edition sold for $16,500 in 2014, and unsigned can list for $10,000. First editions state "First Published September 1936 on copyright page -