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in Books, books 10+ Tags: British history, folktales, history, medieval history, poetry, Robin Hood
GREENAWAY MEDAL WINNER – 1959
compiled by Ruth Manning-Sanders
illustrated by William Stobbs
London: Oxford University Press, 1959
245 pp.
Age: 10+ ?
Interests: medieval history, British history, poetry, legends, folklore, Robin Hood
Also by this illustrator: Kashtanka
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in Books, books 8+ Tags: circus, dogs, Russia, theatre
GREENAWAY MEDAL WINNER -1959
by Anton Chekhov
illustrated by William Stobbs
London: Oxford University Press, 1959
49 pp. – 7 chapters
Age: 8 +
Interests: dogs, circus, theatre, cruelty to animals
Note: a little dark for children – read through it yourself first…
Other: Foxie by Ingri and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire is another version of the same story which is a little more kid-friendly
Also by this illustrator: A Bundle of Ballads
Rarest Kind of Best 