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The Queen's Necklace
A Swedish Folktale
By Langton, Jane & Plume, Ilse & Nyblom, Helena
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-78680-011-7
- Publisher
- New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c1994.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 1994
K-Gr 4 King Hendrik is cruel and greedy, taxing his people to the point of starvation. His prized possession is a string of 100 pearls, 99 of them flawless and 1 small and imperfect. He is lacking only a queen and orders his nephew, Prince Nils, to find him a perfect bride. Nils returns with Blanzeflor, a lovely and kind young woman willing to marry King Hendrik so that her father won't starve. The king gives her the pearls, warning that the day t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
