Follett Content Book Detail: The Story of Ferdinand by Leaf, Munro

Name: The Story of Ferdinand
Author: Leaf, Munro
ISBN: [978-0-14-050234-3,0-14-050234-3]

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The Story of Ferdinand

Author: Leaf, Munro

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Follett Number: 31772N1
Audience: Lower Elementary
Publisher: Puffin Books, 1977
Format: 72 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-050234-3
ISBN-10: 0-14-050234-3
Dewey: -E-
Classifications: Fiction; Easy

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Bulls Fiction

Spain Fiction

Originally published in 1936. In Spain, a young bull named Ferdinand who would rather sit peacefully under a tree and smell the flowers than butt heads with the others is chosen for the bullfights in Madrid when a sting from a bee makes him stomp and snort like the fiercest bull of all.

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A true classic with a timeless message! All the other bulls run, jump, and butt their heads together in fights. Ferdinand, on the other hand, would rather sit and smell the flowers. So what will happen when Ferdinand is picked for the bullfights in Madrid? The Story of Ferdinand has inspired, enchanted, and provoked readers ever since it was first published in 1936 for its message of nonviolence and pacifism. In WWII times, Adolf Hitler ordered the book burned in Nazi Germany, while Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union, granted it privileged status as the only non-communist children's book allowed in Poland. The preeminent leader of Indian nationalism and civil rights, Mahatma Gandhi--whose nonviolent and pacifistic practices went on to inspire Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.--even called it his favorite book. The story was adapted by Walt Disney into a short animated film entitled Ferdinand the Bull in 1938. Ferdinand the Bull won the 1938 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons).

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