Snorri and the Strangers (A History 'I Can Read' Book)
by Nathaniel Benchley, Don Bolognese | Children's Books |
ISBN: 0060204575 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0060204575 Global Overview for this book
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Summary from Goodreads:
Norse settlers in the New World encounter hostile natives and finally decide to return to their home land. From inside book flap: Snorri was born in North America - more than a thousand years ago. His parents had come there from Greenland with other settlers. Snorri learned to fish, and to hunt. He also asked his parents questions: Where did you come from? Where is Greenland? He wondered what Greenland was like. One day, while Snorri was looking at the sea, strange men came paddling up. They traded with the Norsemen, and everyone was happy. Then something happened to frighten the strangers. They went away, and they came back ready to fight. But Snorri did not mind; because of this, he would have an answer to his questions about Greenland. In this exciting History I CAN READ book, Nathaniel Benchley recreates what it was like to be the youngest settler in a new land. Don Bolognese's exuberant pictures capture the humor and action of the story.
Norse settlers in the New World encounter hostile natives and finally decide to return to their home land. From inside book flap: Snorri was born in North America - more than a thousand years ago. His parents had come there from Greenland with other settlers. Snorri learned to fish, and to hunt. He also asked his parents questions: Where did you come from? Where is Greenland? He wondered what Greenland was like. One day, while Snorri was looking at the sea, strange men came paddling up. They traded with the Norsemen, and everyone was happy. Then something happened to frighten the strangers. They went away, and they came back ready to fight. But Snorri did not mind; because of this, he would have an answer to his questions about Greenland. In this exciting History I CAN READ book, Nathaniel Benchley recreates what it was like to be the youngest settler in a new land. Don Bolognese's exuberant pictures capture the humor and action of the story.
This early reader book from the 1970s had me wiping laughter induced tears ... more than once!
When the Brunhilde-ish woman "suddenly, ripped off her blouse, beat her chest with the flat of the sword, and rushed at the strangers, screeching like a wildcat!", and earlier, when they first saw the "strangers", someone remarked "I hope they are friendly", she replied with, "If they are not, we will beat them on the head." I lost it!
I really needed this comic relief after reading so many *dark* books lately.
And, I wonder ... where was this book hiding when I was in grade school in the 1970s?
A banned book perhaps?
When the Brunhilde-ish woman "suddenly, ripped off her blouse, beat her chest with the flat of the sword, and rushed at the strangers, screeching like a wildcat!", and earlier, when they first saw the "strangers", someone remarked "I hope they are friendly", she replied with, "If they are not, we will beat them on the head." I lost it!
I really needed this comic relief after reading so many *dark* books lately.
And, I wonder ... where was this book hiding when I was in grade school in the 1970s?
A banned book perhaps?
Journal Entry 3 by book_drunkard at To A Dear Bookcrossing Friend, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, April 19, 2017
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I hope that this book brings you as much laughter as it did me!
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
HAHAHAHAHA! You actually sent it! Thanks! I'll read this one soon since it's so short.