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The Story of Ferdinand (Picture Puffin Books) Paperback - 1977
by Leaf, Munro
- New
- Paperback
Published over 50 years ago, The Story of Ferdinand is one of the bestselling children's books of all time, and the bull who preferred sitting under the cork tree and smelling flowers to fighting has become a hero to generations of children.
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Details
- Title The Story of Ferdinand (Picture Puffin Books)
- Author Leaf, Munro
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Later Printing
- Condition New
- Pages 72
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Puffin Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1977-06-30
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # 4CNO3H001OZS
- ISBN 9780140502343 / 0140502343
- Weight 0.43 lbs (0.20 kg)
- Dimensions 8.96 x 7.23 x 0.19 in (22.76 x 18.36 x 0.48 cm)
- Ages 03 to 05 years
- Grade levels P - K
- Reading level 760
- Library of Congress subjects Bulls
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 77071234
- 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
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? This new edition contains the complete original text of the story and the original illustrations with watercolor tones added.
First line
Once upon a time in Spain there was a little bull and his name was Ferdinand.
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 -
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Citations
- People Weekly, 12/24/2007, Page 60
