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The Wind in the Willows
(1908)
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.
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The Wind and The Willows
Hello, Can any one help me find the value of this book. It is in great shape and is copywrighted in 1908. Illustrated by e.h.shepard ? thank you.
Posted By joseph e at Thu 3 Apr 2008, 10:21 AM in The Wind in the Willows || 1 Reply
The Wind in the Willows
1. I'm old and so is the site, no? I probably won't be back, but... 2. I'm reading the book site for the first time and the book for the fifth time, at 72, and I want to wish everyone to READ IT REPEATEDLY! Starting with tiny kids and moving on up, it's a sweeping answer to increasingly desperate world problems. Cheers, EJ
Posted By ejenk35 at Sat 20 Oct 2007, 12:00 PM in The Wind in the Willows || 1 Reply
Wind in the Willows - vocabulary
Vocabulary for Wind in the Willows - I am a homeschool mom who has a very bright 2nd grader. We are going to read Wind in the Willows soon and I am looking for a good vocabulary list for the book, especially for a 2nd grader (colorful and visually pleasing).
Posted By rwmark at Thu 26 Oct 2006, 5:57 PM in The Wind in the Willows || 0 Replies
Wind in the Willows Library Project
Hi, I am the librarian at an English School in Cologne, Germany. Our school just opened a new builing, which is called "Willow House". It gets its name - of course - from K.G.'s wonderful "wind in the Willows". To celebrate the opening, we are planning a literary project on and around WitW. I have been writing to various publishers for posters, displays etc., but there doesn't seem to be too much around. Can anybody help me out here? Do you know of any source I could tap to get some nice promotional/display materials? I would be really grateful for that - thanks! Barbara at St.George's
Posted By Stgeorge's at Wed 13 Sep 2006, 3:24 AM in The Wind in the Willows || 0 Replies
Help - Alternative view
I know that there was a book written that tackled the theme of Wind in the Willows but from the weasels point of view. Unfortunately I know neither the authors name nor the title of the book. I beleive that the author was a woman but that may be wrong. Does anybody know the book I am looking for? Regards Graham
Posted By GrahamMills at Sat 10 Jun 2006, 5:53 AM in The Wind in the Willows || 2 Replies
Help!
Hello, I am doing a project for school and I need to know the following. Could someone name all the animals in The Wind and The Willows? And who was Kitchener? I need this by monday :banana:
Posted By yellowcowbell at Mon 20 Mar 2006, 4:22 PM in The Wind in the Willows || 0 Replies
Wind In The Willows...... The Musical
For those of us who keep up with the current trends on Boradway, it's starteling how very few shows these days come from the author's originol ideas. I could name practicaly every show known to man, but I still have trouble thinking of a show that isn't based on a book, poem, movie, or something that was already written. And that used to bother. Now I realize why people do it...... because it's so unbelievably hard to come up with a good plot! So, why not "borrow" one from someone else. I was thinking one day what would make a good story to musicalize. It was then I thought back to my childhood and remembered reading a little story book called The Wind In The Willows and I thought to myself...... hm. Upon reading the first chapter I realized a few things. One, it's much longer than I thought. Two, it's a different version than I read as a kid (in my version the animals didn't call each other an ***) and three...... it just might work. I don't know. I have to read the rest before I decide if it could really work out, but even in the first chapters ideas began to spring into my mind. I have two songs already that could work. I'm hoping most of you all have already read the whole thing and would know if there's potential, or if I'm just wasting my time. The Wind In The Willows The Musical...... what do you think?
Posted By deep thinker at Sun 23 Oct 2005, 4:40 PM in The Wind in the Willows || 0 Replies
"Can you keep a secret"
Hi Im pretty new to these forums but I wondering if anyone knows this; Where abouts in the book would the quote "Can you keep a secret" appear, someone I know needs to re-create a piece from the book 'THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS' but has lost their scripting, all they know is it starts with "Can you keep a secret" and are trying to look through the book for it Electronix (BTW i have tryed Ctrl+F on online versions of the book but to no prevail)
Posted By Electronix at Fri 10 Jun 2005, 1:15 PM in The Wind in the Willows || 2 Replies
No Subject
I have just finished the adapted version of the play and i found it extremely good. It really involves you and it is a compelling and inspirational piece
Posted By Thomas Lickley at Tue 24 May 2005, 6:07 PM in The Wind in the Willows || 0 Replies
The Wind in the Willows
I was first introduced to this book by my fifth grade teacher. I have reread it several times as an adult and feel that this is one of those rare treasures in literature, a story that is subtle enough to improve with age. The story has something of interest for people of any age.
Posted By Mike at Fri 11 Mar 2005, 4:32 PM in The Wind in the Willows || 1 Reply