The Nation's Choice: Theme Paperbacks Challenge Level Theme 3 Grade 4 the Real Thief - Softcover

Houghton Mifflin Company

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0618062459 ISBN 13: 9780618062454

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin School, 2000

Synopsis

The goose who is Chief Guard of the Royal Treasury is unjustly accused of stealing

About this title

Review

"Honorable goose Gawain has only his King's best interests at heart but, as guard of the royal treasury, he is accused of theft after jewels and money disappear from the vault. . .Steig's captivating style and tongue-in-cheek humor bring to life an endearing set of animal characters with some extremely human foibles." --"Booklist"
"Impossible to resist." --"Kirkus Reviews"
.,."in this age of poorly thought out endings to books, it's a treat to end with one of Steig's many stunning last lines, this one from "The Real Thief, "which he singled out as his favorite among his books: 'There was peace and harmony in the kingdom once again, except for the little troubles that come up every so often even in the best of circumstances, since nothing is perfect.'"--"Los Angeles Times
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Praise for "The Real Thief":

"Honorable goose Gawain has only his King's best interests at heart but, as guard of the royal treasury, he is accused of theft after jewels and money disappear from the vault . . . Steig's captivating style and tongue-in-cheek humor bring to life an endearing set of animal characters with some extremely human foibles."--"Booklist"

"Impossible to resist."--"Kirkus Reviews"
." . . in this age of poorly thought out endings to books, it's a treat to end with one of Steig's many stunning last lines, this one from "The Real Thief, "which he singled out as his favorite among his books: 'There was peace and harmony in the kingdom once again, except for the little troubles that come up every so often even in the best of circumstances, since nothing is perfect.'"--"Los Angeles"" Times"
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“Steig’s captivating style and tongue-in-cheek humor bring to life an endearing set of animal characters with some extremely human foibles.”—"Booklist"
“Impossible to resist.”—"Kirkus Reviews"
“In this age of poorly thought out endings to books, it’s a treat to end with one of Steig’s many stunning last lines, this one from "The Real Thief", which he singled out as his favorite among his books: ‘There was peace and harmony in the kingdom once again, except for the little troubles that come up every so often even in the best of circumstances, since nothing is perfect.’”—"Los Angeles Times"

"Steig's captivating style and tongue-in-cheek humor bring to life an endearing set of animal characters with some extremely human foibles."--"Booklist"
"Impossible to resist."--"Kirkus Reviews"
"In this age of poorly thought out endings to books, it's a treat to end with one of Steig's many stunning last lines, this one from "The Real Thief", which he singled out as his favorite among his books: 'There was peace and harmony in the kingdom once again, except for the little troubles that come up every so often even in the best of circumstances, since nothing is perfect.'"--"Los Angeles Times"

Steig's captivating style and tongue-in-cheek humor bring to life an endearing set of animal characters with some extremely human foibles. "Booklist"

Impossible to resist. "Kirkus Reviews"

In this age of poorly thought out endings to books, it's a treat to end with one of Steig's many stunning last lines, this one from "The Real Thief," which he singled out as his favorite among his books: There was peace and harmony in the kingdom once again, except for the little troubles that come up every so often even in the best of circumstances, since nothing is perfect.' "Los Angeles Times""

"Steig's captivating style and tongue-in-cheek humor bring to life an endearing set of animal characters with some extremely human foibles." --Booklist

"Impossible to resist." --Kirkus Reviews

"In this age of poorly thought out endings to books, it's a treat to end with one of Steig's many stunning last lines, this one from The Real Thief, which he singled out as his favorite among his books: 'There was peace and harmony in the kingdom once again, except for the little troubles that come up every so often even in the best of circumstances, since nothing is perfect.'" --Los Angeles Times

About the Author

William Steig (1907-2003) was a cartoonist, illustrator and author of award-winning books for children, including Shrek!, on which the DreamWorks movies are based. Steig was born in New York City. Every member of his family was involved in the arts, and so it was no surprise when he decided to become an artist. He attended City College and the National Academy of Design. In 1930, Steig's work began appearing in The New Yorker, where his drawings have been a popular fixture ever since. He published his first children's book, Roland the Minstrel Pig, in 1968.

In 1970, Steig received the Caldecott Medal for Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. His books for children also include Dominic; The Real Thief; The Amazing Bone, a Caldecott Honor Book; Amos & Boris, a National Book Award finalist; and Abel's Island and Doctor De Soto, both Newbery Honor Books. Steig's books have also received the Christopher Award, the Irma Simonton Black Award, the William Allen White Children's Book Award, and the American Book Award. His European awards include the Premio di Letteratura per l'infanzia (Italy), the Silver Pencil Award (the Netherlands), and the Prix de la Fondation de France. On the basis of his entire body of work, Steig was selected as the 1982 U.S. candidate for the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration and subsequently as the 1988 U.S. candidate for Writing.

Stieg also published thirteen collections of drawings for adults, beginning with About People in 1939, and including The Lonely Ones, Male/Female, The Agony in the Kindergarten, and Our Miserable Life.

He died in Boston at the age of 95.

Edition details

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin School
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0618062459
• ISBN 13: 9780618062454
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64