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The bootmaker and the elves
By Lowell, Susan & Curry, Tom
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-53133-044-9
- Publisher
- New York : Orchard Books, c1997.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 1997
K-Gr 2 "The Shoemaker and the Elves," retold in the colorful language of the Old West. A poor bootmaker is down on his luck and down to his last scraps of leather. After a night of worrying, he is "hornswoggled" to find a finished pair of fancy boots on his workbench. A rich rancher comes along and pays for them with a wad of money "big enough to choke a cow," allowing the bootmaker to buy more leather. Each day, more mag...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
