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Reviewed on October 1, 2014 | December Holiday Books
Gr 2–4—Swedish author Lagerlöf was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1909 and is known today primarily for her children's book, The Wonderful Adventures of Nils. This Nativity story tells of a man who approaches a mean-spirited shepherd to ask for coals to warm his wife who has just given birth to a child. The ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
An unfriendly shepherd encounters a man asking for coal for his wife and new baby. The man has no bucket, so the shepherd says,...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
