Amzat and his brothers

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The tales--the title story, Mezgalten, and Olimpia, Cucol, and the Door --come from the Tuscan village of Pianoro Vecchio and were told to the author by a friend. In all three talesAuthor: Fox, Paula Fox. Amzat & His Brothers Amzat and His Brothers; the division between bad and good is muddied when the youngest takes advantage of an innocent shepherd in order to best his nasty brothers.

Amzat and His Brothers [Paula Fox] on justeetredehors.com *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Five delightful Italian tales include the stories of clever Amzat and his wife outwitting his greedy brothersAuthor: Paula Fox. Newbery Medalist Fox, retelling three Italian folktales, gracefully transfers the spoken word to the printed page, according to PW.

Ages (Dec.). A fine novelist passes along three stories told by Floriano Vecchi, born near Bologna (who heard them from his grandfather, b. who got them from his), explaining that these tales survive—with changes and additions in each generation—though Florian's village was destroyed in WW II.

The stories—rich with folkloric themes, uncompromisingly unsentimental, and imbued with the kind of. Get this from a library. Amzat and his brothers: three Italian tales. [Paula Fox; Floriano Vecchi; Emily Arnold McCully] -- The retelling of three Italian folktales: Amzat and His brothers, Mezgalten and Olimpia, Cucol and the Door.

Amzat and His Brothers: Three Italian Tales by Paula Fox and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at justeetredehors.com Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. Illustrated with many b/w pen and ink drawings.

The three tales are: Amzat and His Brothers; Mezgalten; Olimpia, Cucol, and the Door. ; B&W Illustrations; 7 x 9 1/4; 67 pages; Cover has light bumping and shelf wear.

DJ has shelf wear, rubbing, bumping. Book Clubs Book Fairs Scholastic Education Classroom Magazines About Us Amzat and His Brothers Three Italian Tales. In this collection of three Italian folktales, Amzat outsmarts his jealous brothers; a rooster makes friends while on an adventure; and, a woman and her son become rich after leaving their unfriendly village.

Paula Fox was an award-winning popular author from America, who liked to write adult and children’s books as well as memoirs. She had made excellent contributions to the children’s book genre, for which she was awarded with the biennial Hans Christian Award in the year Former Library book.

Two of three brothers granted wishes by an old woman they had befriended do not deserve their good fortune a year later-but one brother continues to share what he has. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.

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"To be human is to be in a story," says Paula Fox in her introduction to Amzat and His Brothers (Orchard, ), three tales passed on to her by an Italian immigrant living in New York.