Hero (Orca Young Readers) [Paperback]

martha attema (Author)

Book Description

Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Orca Young Readers

Els is a courier, a girl who takes Jewish children on the back of her bike to safety on farms in Friesland. When she leaves Isaak, disguised as Jan, at a farmhouse with kind people, he is miserable until he makes friends with a beautiful black horse, Hero, a Frisian wanted by the Germans. The first time the Germans come for the horse, Isaak comes up with a plan to save him, but the second time they come, Isaak can do nothing to protect the animal he loves.

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"a wonderful story not to be missed." (Canadian Book Review Annual )

About the Author

nartha attema was born on a dairy farm in Friesland, one of the northern provinces in the Netherlands. In 1981, martha immigrated with husband, Albert and three children to Canada. In 1995, she published her first novel, A Time to Choose. This war novel set in Friesland and deals with the Resistance and won the Blue Heron Book Award. Since this initial success Martha has written numerous books for young people.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers (October 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155143251X
• ISBN-13: 978-1551432519
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,525,204 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hero, May 2, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Hero (Orca Young Readers) (Paperback)

Hero
Author:Marhta Attema.
This book is about a boy named Izaak. During the last winter of the World War П, Izaak is forced to change his name to Jan and leave his hiding place in Amsterdam. His mother cannot come with him. He was already forced to move out of the only home he had only known and now he was being forced to live on a farm away from his mother, sister and father. He is taken by a girl, Els who is only 18 years old and a bike courier to live on a farm. They travel to a farm in the northern part of the Neverlands.
Although the people are very kind he still misses his whole family. Then he meets a beautiful black horse named Hero. Hero is a Frisian stallion who is wanted by the Germans like Jan (Izaak).When the Germans come from the horse, Izaak must think of some way to hide Hero. Will he come up with a plan? Find out by reading this amazing book about a boy who makes friends with a horse.
Review by:Frances