The Maiden of Northland: A Hero Tale of Finland

by Aaron Shepard

Hardcover, 1996

Status

Available

Local notes

948 She

Barcode

5850

Collection

Publication

Atheneum (1996), Edition: 1st ed, 40 pages

Description

An incident from the Finnish national epic, The Kalevala, in which two friends become rivals for the hand of the maiden of Northland.

Awards

Aesop Prize (Accolade — 1996)

Original language

English

Physical description

40 p.; 10.26 inches

User reviews

LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
Prolific children's author and folklorist Aaron Shepard retells an episode from the Finnish folk epic, The Kalevala, in this lovely free-verse picture-book. The story centers around the rivalry of Vainomoinen the sage and magician and Ilmarinen the great smith and craftsman of the world, for the
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Pages

40

Rating

(3 ratings; 3.3)
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