Irene, la valiente (Spanish Edition) [Hardcover]

William Steig (Author), Teresa Mlawer (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1991 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Plucky Irene, a dressmaker's daughter, braves a fierce snowstorm to deliver anew gown to the duchess in time for the ball.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 3-- Irene must deliver a dress made especially for the duchess for the grand ball that evening. Pale full-color drawings illustrate the girl's bravery as she battles the wind and snow to reach the palace. Steig's clever use of language and colorful vocabulary is not lost here. An excellent read-aloud choice.
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Review

"Despite a raging snowstorm, Irene, a dressmaker's daughter, offers to deliver the duchess's newly finished ball gown...With sure writing and well-composed, riveting art, Steig keeps readers with Irene every step of the long way." --Starred, Booklist

"One of Steig's simplest stories [and] one of his best, a tale that has the force of a legend."-Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 1 pages
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux; 1st edition (November 1991)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 0374309485
• ISBN-13: 978-0374309480
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,948,031 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

William Steig (1907-2003) published his first children's book, Roland the Minstrel Pig, in 1968, and received the Caldecott Medal for Sylvester and the Magic Pebble (978-1416902065) in 1970. His works also include The Amazing Bone, a Caldecott Honor Book, and Abel's Island and Doctor De Soto, both Newbery Honor Books. His most recent books published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux are Shrek! (released by DreamWorks as a major motion picture) and Wizzil, illustrated by Quentin Blake. School Library Journal named Shrek! a Best Book of 1990 and said of it, "Steig's inimitable wit and artistic dash have never been sharper or more expertly blended."