Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Marguerite Henry
mar 2009. · Recorded Books · Narator: John McDonough
5,0star
2 recenzijereport
headphones
Audio knjiga
5 h 27 min
Kompletna verzija
family_home
Prihvatljiva
info
reportOcjene i recenzije nisu potvrđene Saznajte više
Želite li uzorak od 32 min? Slušajte bilo kada, čak i kada ste offline.
Dodaj
O ovoj audio knjizi
Brighty, a shaggy young burro, lives wild and free in the Grand Canyon of Arizona. He roams the steep cliffs with the squirrels and rabbits. But his favorite friend is Old Timer, the prospector who shares hot biscuits and calls him Bright Angel. One day Old Timer doesn't answer Brighty's loud "Eeeee-aw!" Instead, the friendly animal encounters a ruthless claim jumper. Will Brighty be able to bring the killer to justice and make the wilderness safe again? Marguerite Henry, author of the Newbery Award-winning classic Misty of Chincoteague, Based this delightful story on the adventures of a real-life Grand Canyon burro. Brighty touched the hearts of all who knew him -even President Teddy Roosevelt. John McDonough's animated performance brings out the burro's joyous free spirit and courageous determination.
Ocjene i recenzije
5,0
2 recenzije
O autoru
Marguerite Henry was born on April 12, 1902 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After high school, she attended the Milwaukee State Teachers College. She became an English teacher. She sold her first published story to a woman's magazine in 1913. Her first book, "Justin Morgan Had a Horse" was named a Newberry Honor Book. This and her other titles to follow were written in collaboration with illustrator, Wesley Dennis. They worked together until his death in 1996. Her other works included "King of the Wind," the story of the Godolphin Arabian horse, which won a Newberry Award, "Misty of Chincoteague," which won the Junior Book Award Medal of the Boys' Clubs of America, and "Justin Morgan Had a Horse," which won the Junior Scholastic Gold Seal Award. She was presented the Children's Reading Roundtable Award for her lasting contribution to children's reading in 1961. At the time of her death she had written 58 books. Her works have been translated into eight languages. Marguerite Henry died of complications from a series of strokes on November 26, 1997 in California.
Ocijenite ovu audio knjigu
Recite nam šta mislite.
Informacije o slušanju
Pametni telefoni i tableti
Instalirajte aplikaciju Google Play Knjige za Android i iPad/iPhone uređaje. Aplikacija se automatski sinhronizira s vašim računom i omogućava vam čitanje na mreži ili van nje gdje god da se nalazite.
Laptopi i računari
Knjige koje ste kupili na Google Playu možete čitati u web-pregledniku svojeg računala.
