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This delightfully illustrated book is the enchanting story of a dauntless Norwegian boy who goes skiing one day and has many unusual adventures before returning home. He meets new friends, joins a merry wedding party, encounters a howling dragon, and learns bits of folklore from fishermen in the far north while pulling codfish from the icy waters.



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"A picture of Norway . . . so complete and vivid that a reader of any age can gain from the book real knowledge and understanding of the country." —New York Times

"American children’s literature is much richer than it ever could have been without Ingri and Edgar [d’Aulaire]." —Horn Book

"Ola can’t be told, it has to be experienced." —Barbara Bader, Kirkus Reviews

"A book of rare quality and significance." —A. C. Moore, Atlantic Bookshelf

Ola

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    A Hardback by Ingri d’Aulaire, Edgar Parin d’Aulaire

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      Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/10/2013
      ISBN13: 9780816690176, 978-0816690176
      ISBN10: 0816690170

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This delightfully illustrated book is the enchanting story of a dauntless Norwegian boy who goes skiing one day and has many unusual adventures before returning home. He meets new friends, joins a merry wedding party, encounters a howling dragon, and learns bits of folklore from fishermen in the far north while pulling codfish from the icy waters.



      Trade Review
      "A picture of Norway . . . so complete and vivid that a reader of any age can gain from the book real knowledge and understanding of the country." —New York Times

      "American children’s literature is much richer than it ever could have been without Ingri and Edgar [d’Aulaire]." —Horn Book

      "Ola can’t be told, it has to be experienced." —Barbara Bader, Kirkus Reviews

      "A book of rare quality and significance." —A. C. Moore, Atlantic Bookshelf

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