When the Pied Piper comes to Hamelin, he offers to rid the town of all its rats. And he does-but when the Mayor won't pay what he promised, the Pied Piper takes a terrible revenge ...
This book is part of a book series called Silver Penny Stories .
This book is aimed at children in preschool-1st grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 3-6 years.
There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published in 2014 by Sterling Publishing Co Inc .
Kathleen Olmstead is the author of several Classic Starts books, including Anne of Avonlea and Moby Dick, as well as Jacques Cousteau: A Life Under the Sea (9781402744402) and Matthew Henson: The Quest for the North Pole (9781402744419), both in the Sterling Biographies series. Marcos Calo has worked as a concept artist for several animated movies, most notably Planet 51 and Despicable Me, while also illustrating for over 14 years. Sarah S. Brannen (www. sarahbrannen. com) is the award-winning illustrator of nearly twenty books for children. She lives in Massachusetts and is pretty good at tying her own shoes. Follow her on Twitter @SarahBrannen and on Instagram @SarahSBrannen.
This book contains the following story:
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The town of Hamelin was over-run with rats, and the mayor was desperate for a solution. When a mysterious Pied Piper appeared the town’s troubles seemed to be over. The piper enchanted the rats with a tune from his pipe, and marched them out of town. But when the mayor refused to pay for the service the piper played another tune that enchanted all the children of the town into following him. Out of town, through the valley and into the mountain the piper led the children, never to return. Only one crippled boy – unable to keep up – was saved from the piper’s revenge.
