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That same year, the wind in the willows was published. The beautifully written work, with its evocative descriptions of the countryside interspersed with exciting adventures, became a classic of english childrens literature. Do buy this in case you were not that fortunate, in any case. Older readers will be reminded to step outside of their comfort zone and try new things.
I bought this cd for myself whilst shopping for christmas presents as i wanted to be reminded of the story. Sebastian meschenmosers lush and expressive watercolor and oil painting illustrations bring a fresh look to this unabridged and beloved classic about. Kenneth grahames classic childrens book the wind in the willows has had many illustrators for its various publications. With the arrival of spring and fine weather outside, the goodnatured mole loses patience with spring cleaning. Mary woods began her career in washington, dc, where she performed at fords theater, the folger theater, round house, and washington stage guild. The wind in the willows, the unabridged audiobook on cd. Got this wonderful book for my motherinlaw who is the biggest wind in the willows fan i know. Wind in the willows is a muchloved story that follows a group of animal friends in the countryside as they pursue adventure and as adventure pursues them. This item will ship to united states, but the seller has not specified shipping options.
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Shepherds original drawings of toad, ratty and badger in an online exhibition at the oxford bodleian library. Alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a pastoral version of england. It is by far one of the most comprehensive annotated books ive seen. The wind in the willows is a classic of childrens literature by kenneth grahame, first published in 1908. The wind in the willows by kenneth grahame, brian jacques.
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