Rabbit Spring - Softcover

Michels, Tilde

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0679801537 ISBN 13: 9780679801535

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers, 1990

Synopsis

As newborn rabbits and hares grow up as neighbors, the rabbits' father notes how differently they grow and develop.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

From Publishers Weekly

Wild rabbits Silla and Rahm raise a family of seven across a field from a family of hares. This charming tale explains how each family fends for itself. The rabbits live in a burrow underground, where the relatively frail children are protected by both parents, who share housekeeping in a ebullient, egalitarian spirit; the young hares, equipped with pelts and fully grown ears, dwell less securely under bushes with a mother, but no father ("As far as I'm concerned," she sniffs, "that is just the way it ought to be"). Curiosity and a competitive drive lead Gray-Ears the hare to wonder, "Do the young rabbits have a better life?" But the answer is that the rabbits' lives are not better--just different. Bhend's exquisite pen-and-ink illustrations--from a cozy internecine view of a rabbit warren to spot art picturing a hairless, helpless rabbit infant--portray the dangers and comforts of the animals' everyday lives with quiet humor. Ages 7-11.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0679801537
• ISBN 13: 9780679801535
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 84