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Gr-Ferdinand

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 90,923 Ratings and 2,246 Reviews

Book Description
Ferdinand, the peaceful bull who loves to sit and smell flowers, is mistakenly carted off to a bullfight in Madrid, where he is believed to be the fiercest bull around. Ferdinand trots into the ring, only to sit and smell the flowers in the ladies' hair. No matter what the frustrated matador and his helpers do, they cannot get Ferdinand to fight. Lawson's memorable black-and-white pictures speak v... More
Book Information
PublisherDiogenes Verlag AG
BindingPerfect Paperback (108 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages72
ISBN-103257250045
ISBN-13978-3257250046
Publication Date01/1920
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About Robert Lawson (Author, Illustrator) : Robert Lawson is a published author and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Robert Lawson include Great Wheel, Road Wrangler: Cowboys on Wheels, ... more
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This Oscar-winning short tells of a bull who preferred to si...
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6/22/2011 Michaela Kuenster said: I even have a small tattoo of the flower at the top, above the title.
tags: Inspired me

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4/21/2011 Heather MacKenzie-Carey said:
This one is also a classic,-same author and illustrator as Wee Gillis. It is a wonderful story of being your own person. Despite an incident that leads people to believe Ferdinand the bull might have some wonderful talents as a fighter, he would rather smell the flowers than fight. He is a very hap... more

tags: I recommend

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1/2/2011 Rachel Reyna

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8/23/2009 Tara Gannon tagged as: Inspired me

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3/16/2009 Mai Kemble said: This is my best friend's favorite book... which says a lot because she's not a children's book fanatic, like me... but she remembers this book from her own childhood- and I remember it, too! I think we all could learn to smell the roses :)
tags: I recommend, Inspired me, I read

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12/23/2008 Ali B said: 1013299
tags: read-aloud, picture book

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10/30/2008 Jesse DenHerder tagged as: Inspired me

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6/20/2008 Laurel Cortani tagged as: I recommend

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10/9/2007 pixie q. tagged as: Inspired me

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8/31/2007 Elizabeth Bluemle tagged as: I Read

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8/31/2007 Amy Moreno tagged as: I Read

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