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Story of Ferdinand, the (1 Paperback/1 CD) [With Paperback Book] Compact disc - 1989
by Munro Leaf; Robert Lawson (Illustrator); Read by Larry Robinson
About this book
A true classic with a timeless message, The Story of Ferdinand has enchanted readers since it was first published in 1936. All the other bulls would run and jump and butt their heads together. But Ferdinand would rather sit and smell the flowers. So what will happen when our pacifist hero is picked for the bullfights in Madrid?
The first print run by Viking Press sold 14,000 copies at $1 each. The following year sales increased to 68,000, and by 1938 it was selling 3,000 copies a week - outselling Gone with the Wind (which had won the Pulitzer in 1937). The story is often seen as a political symbol, and was banned in many countries including Spain. Hitler ordered it to be burned in Germany, and after the Germans were defeated in WWII 30,000 copies were printed and handed out to German children as symbols of peace.
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First Edition Identification
-A signed first edition sold for $16,500 in 2014, and unsigned can list for $10,000. First editions state "First Published September 1936 on copyright page -
Details
- Title Story of Ferdinand, the (1 Paperback/1 CD) [With Paperback Book]
- Author Munro Leaf; Robert Lawson (Illustrator); Read by Larry Robinson
- Binding Compact Disc
- Edition Pap/Com
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Live Oak Media (NY)
- Date 1989-02
- ISBN 9781595190925 / 1595190929
- Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 8.8 x 0.5 in (22.86 x 22.35 x 1.27 cm)
- Ages 04 to 07 years
- Grade levels P - 2
- Dewey Decimal Code E
