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The Happy Prince


Classic Picture

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No. of pages 45

Published: 2006

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Great for age 8-12 years

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This book is part of a book series called Classic Picture .

This book has been graded for interest at 8-11 years.

There are 45 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Cengage Learning, Inc .

Oscar Wilde was born in Ireland in 1854 and is known for his poetry, plays and the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray . He died in Paris in 1900.

This book contains the following story:

The Happy Prince
After dying young, the Happy Prince's soul inhabits a beautiful ruby-encrusted statue covered in gold leaf which is perched high above the city. But when he sees the poverty, misery and desperateness of his people, he enlists the help of a barn swallow to remove the gilding of his statue and shower the riches on his people. In the spring, the townspeople are saved, but find only a stripped down and dull statue alongside a dead swallow. The remains are tossed into an ash heap, but an emissary of God recognizes their sacrifice, and escorts them into the gardens of Heaven.

This book is in the following series:

Classic Picture

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