Andy And the Lion: A Tale of Kindness Remembered or the Power of Gratitude (Picture Puffin Books) - Softcover

Daugherty, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140502777 ISBN 13: 9780140502770

Publisher: Puffin, 1989

Synopsis

A Caldecott Honor Book

While walking to school one day, Andy meets a lion and soon makes a new friend. A tale of gratitude and helping out our neighbors, children of all ages will love this retelling of the classic folktale "Androcles and the Lion."

About this title

About the Author:

Born in 1889 in North Carolina, James Henry Daugherty studied art in Washington, DC, Philadelphia, and Europe. The author started his career doing advertising drawings in New York City. Soon afterward, he moved on to illustrating magazines, including the New Yorker, and painting large murals. He came into his own writing and illustrating books for young people--creating drawings for more than 90 books before his death in 1974. Among the many books Mr. Daugherty wrote and illustrated are Daniel Boone, a Newbery Medal winner, and Andy and the Lion, a Caldecott Medal runner-up.

Synopsis:

In this retelling of Androcles and the Lion, Andy meets a lion on the way to school and wins his friendship for life by removing a thorn from his paw.

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0140502777
• ISBN 13: 9780140502770
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 72