The Lion and the Gypsy

By Geoffrey Patterson

Book Overview

In this lyrical, beautifully illustrated tale, a gypsy longs to see his old mother and father after many years of being apart. So he sets out on a great journey. Each night he rests and plays his lute. Four animals - the lion, the gray ibis, the scorpion, and the viper - hide in the shadows to listen to his beautiful music. One morning he becomes dangerously ill, poisoned by a blowfish. The animals are worried: How can they save the life of the gypsy whose music they love?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385415354
• ISBN13: 9780385415354
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3