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The Wind in the Willows (Classic, Children's, Audio)
by: Kenneth Grahame, more

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Binding: Audio Cassette
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780140862430
Format: Audiobook
ISBN: 0140862439
Label: Penguin Audio
Manufacturer: Penguin Audio
Number Of Items: 2
Number Of Pages: 2
Publication Date: August 01, 1997
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Sales Rank: 1964585
Studio: Penguin Audio

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Product Description:
The escapades of four animal friends who live along a river in the English countryside--Toad, Mole, Rat, and Badger.

Amazon.com Review:
'[Mole] thought his happiness was complete when, as he meandered aimlessly along, suddenly he stood by the edge of a full-fed river. Never in his life had he seen a river before--this sleek, sinuous, full-bodied animal, chasing and chuckling, gripping things with a gurgle and leaving them with a laugh, to fling itself on fresh playmates that shook themselves free, and were caught and held again.' Such is the cautious, agreeable Mole's first introduction to the river and the Life Adventurous. Emerging from his home at Mole End one spring, his whole world changes when he hooks up with the good-natured, boat-loving Water Rat, the boastful Toad of Toad Hall, the society- hating Badger who lives in the frightening Wild Wood, and countless other mostly well-meaning creatures. Michael Hague's exquisitely detailed, breathtaking color illustrations on almost every generous spread--along with Kenneth Grahame's elegant, delightfully old-fashioned characterizations of the animals--make this book a wonderful read-aloud. Grahame's The Wind in the Willows has enchanted readers for four generations, and this lavishly illustrated gift edition is perhaps the finest around. (All ages, or 9 to 12)

This reviews refers to ISBN 0805002138.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Dull
I was so excited to finally read this classic, and I feel terrible that I found it so dull. I read lots of book to my son I homeschool. We read all levels, but he didn't like it either. I didn't read the whole book. I got about half way until I just couldnt' read it any longer. But, so many people love this book, so if you have never read it go check it out at the library before buying it. I think people either love it or hate it.

Rating:

- Complex
This was a very interesting book. As I read it I felt like Toad was a `Prodigal Son', who came back only far enough to receive acceptance, then returned to his bad habits till he was in trouble again.

It reminded me much of myself, playing at being Christian before really giving Christ all areas of my life. Like Toad I would repent, but then not really change.

Rat was wise and resourceful, Mole was tender and caring and awe-full like a child yet also very wise. Badger is like a wise mature old mentor or guide, sent to give direction, and lead one to find one's own purpose in life.

Yet the mix of Animal and Human society just did not make sense to me. It felt like a badly planned Narnia novel. It did not explain how the animal and human worlds came to interact and share a language or culture.

But over all it was a fun read even if dry in some spots.

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- fun
This is a fun book, and another for our list of books that we will read often. When we read the chapter on the The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, we were caught up in the
emotion of the quietness and stillness of the event being written about. The book is well written and fun.

Rating:

- Audio Version read by Flo Gibson
I believe that a narrator can really make an audio book and Flo Gibson does such a fabulous job of the voices of the characters in "The Wind in the Willows". This is one of my son's all time favorite books and audio books. I highly recommend it.

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