The Wonderful Adventures of Nils: A Classic Swedish Children's Tale -- Selma Lagerlof, Hardcover

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The Wonderful Adventures of Nils: A Classic Swedish Children's Tale -- Selma Lagerlof, HardcoverAdventure through Sweden in this beautifully illustrated and sensitively abridged edition of Selma Lagerlf's classic Swedish tale. When schoolboy Nils is magically shrunk to a tiny size, he begins a perilous journey traveling the length of Sweden. Soaring through the sky on the back of a goose, Nils discovers the wild and the wondrous: from frozen lakes and snow topped mountains to lost cities, new friends and dangerous foes. Will he ever be able to

or finding someone with a chance of understanding

Published: 6/22/1994

"--Nate Blakeslee

And can they recognize the humans who peer back at them from above the surface of the water

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Author: Matt Riordan

and the basis for the immensely influential Stanley Kubrick film

Bartlett and Collins provide copious notes and a glossary providing context and further explanation for students

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all while attempting to meet the rigid expectations set by his immigrant parents

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and continues that legacy today with its timeless knowledge it contains