Race of the Birkebeiners

Name: Race of the Birkebeiners
Brand: Recyclivre
Author: Lise Lunge-Larsen
ISBN: 9780618103133

Lise Lunge-Larsen

24/09/2001
Hmh Books For Young Readers

NC (0 avis)

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Résumé

When they went into battle they wore no costly armor, just birchbark wrapped around their legs, and so they were called Birkebeiners, which means “Birchleggers.” It is the year 1206, and deep in the snow-covered mountains and valleys of Norway the fiercest warriors in the land struggle to ski a baby to safety. They race against the greed and inequity of the rich, against the very weather of Norway. They race as the only way to save a child prince and bring peace to their country. Here is a true, untold story of both bravery and tenderness. Mary Azarian’s strong, sure woodcuts capture the warmth and ruggedness of medieval life, while Lise Lunge-Larsen’s dramatic telling is direct and mesmerizing.