Mother Earth and Her Children

Author: Von Olfers, Sibylle & Zipes, Jack

Format: Book (Ages 3 - 8)
Page Count: 32
Publisher: Breckling Press
Language: English

Description:

Deep below the ground, Mother Earth rouses her sleepy children. In rhyming verse and vibrant illustrations, the little ones ready themselves for spring, then join a jubilant procession of bugs and beetles up into the summer meadows. A best-seller in Germany in 1906, this enchanting story celebrated nature’s changing seasons, leading young readers to make their own discoveries outdoors. A century later Schoen-Smith’s quilted interpretation won the top prize at a prestigious quilt show, inspiring this new translation by America’s foremost expert on folklore.