Bibliograph

The wild swans, also includes The nightingale, Hans Christian Andersen ; translated by Misha Hoekstra ; illustrated by Helen Crawford-White

Type

Label

The wild swans, also includes The nightingale, Hans Christian Andersen ; translated by Misha Hoekstra ; illustrated by Helen Crawford-White

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

The wild swans

Oclc number

968796203

Responsibility statement

Hans Christian Andersen ; translated by Misha Hoekstra ; illustrated by Helen Crawford-White

Sub title

also includes The nightingale

Summary

CLASSIC FICTION (CHILDREN'S / TEENAGE). A princess has eleven brothers. The twelve siblings live happily and well, until their father decides to remarry. Their new stepmother is a wicked woman, and she turns all the brothers into swans and banishes the princess from the palace. And so it is left to Elisa to endure countless hardships alone in order to save her beloved brothers from the spell. Ages 7+

Target audience

juvenile

Classification