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The old country

A grandmother tells her story of being tricked into exchanging her young body with that of a fox and trying to get it back while a war tore apart her home and her country.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gerstein, Mordicai
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Milford, Conn. : Roaring Brook Press, 2005.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Grandmothers > Young adult fiction. War stories > Young adult. Foxes > Young adult fiction.
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Summary:	A grandmother tells her story of being tricked into exchanging her young body with that of a fox and trying to get it back while a war tore apart her home and her country.
Physical Description:	130 p. ; 24 cm.
Awards:	A Junior Library Guild selection.
ISBN:	159643192x
Author Notes:	Mordicai Gerstein was born in Los Angeles, California in 1935. He attended the Chouinard Art Institute in California. He designed and directed animated films for twenty-five years. In 1970, he met author Elizabeth Levy, who asked him to illustrate her children's book Something Queer Is Going On. He has illustrated all of the books in her Something Queer series. He decided to try his hand at writing. His first picture book, Arnold of the Ducks, was published in 1980 and adapted into an animated film. He has also retold many ancient religious stories, such as that of Jonah in his book, Jonah and the Two Great Fish. He has won many awards including 2 CINE Golden Eagle Awards from the International Film and Television Festival of New York. (Bowker Author Biography)