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The Apple and the Arrow

Mary Buff

Hardcover | Pages: 80 pages

Rating: 3.91 | 2436 Users | 93 Reviews

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Original Title:	The Apple and the Arrow
ISBN:	0618128077 (ISBN13: 9780618128075)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Newbery Medal Nominee (1952)

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The year is 1291, and Walter is the twelve-year-old son of William Tell, the greatest bowman in the land of Uri. Walter lives happily in the remote heights of the Alpine Mountains, caring for his family’s goat herd and practicing his marksmanship in the hopes of making his father proud. But as the end of the year approaches, Walter’s peaceful life is shaken as his country enters a revolution, and Walter must carry a secret that could threaten the life of the father he loves so dearly.
More than seven hundred years have passed since the day Walter stood in the marketplace balancing an apple on his head while the Austrian tyrant Gessler commanded Walter’s father, William Tell, to take aim at the apple with his great crossbow. The dramatic tale of William’s arrest and escape and the daring revolt of the Swiss against the Austrians has become a legend around the world.

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Title	:	The Apple and the Arrow
Author	:	Mary Buff
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 80 pages
Published	:	August 27th 2001 by HMH Books for Young Readers (first published 1951)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Childrens

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The Apple And The Arrow was a book that I really was good. In the begging Walter was shooting arrows and his father came back late at night and told him the he would take him to Aldouf. In the middle Walter asked his father to tell the story of when he was younger and how he ran away form the solders. At the end Walter and his brother went to a fire late at night and Walter had to carry his brother home and they all fell asleep.I really liked this book and it was easy to read and I recommend

This is a retelling of the famous William Tell legend from the perspective of his son. This lovely book weaves details about life at the time with a spirit and feel for the people and circumstances leading up to the creation of a free and independent Switzerland.

This is a well done short story about William Tell and his son. Turns out that the story is much more than just shooting an apple off his son's head. It is really the story of the mountain people working for freedom from an evil Austrian king. The author does a nice job of telling about the primitive conditions in which the mountain people live but this contributes to the success of their mission. this is a great story of adventure that most readers will enjoy as it expands on the familiar

I loved the legend more than the book. This Newberry honor book of only eighty pages was offered time and again in the Scholastic book orders for fifty cents or a dollar. I purchased them for my classroom, but truthfully rarely saw anyone take interest. It's not a great read aloud, but is an okay offering in early reader historical fiction.

Mary and Conrad Buff's Newbery Honour winning The Apple and the Arrow (which features Swiss national hero Wilhelm Tell's famous apple/arrow incident and is told from the point of view of his older son, Walter, the person who had the apple shot from the top of his head) is definitely readable and teeming with excitement and adventure (and of course also presents positive messages regarding fortitude, courage, fighting against tyranny, standing tall and brave against oppression). And yes, if I

11/29/18Historical Fiction3rd-5th gradeGreat illustrations depicting a beloved classic. Lengthy, so definitely better suited for older elementary.

I really enjoyed this little book. It had good language, made an easy read aloud, lots of action, clear cut good guys and bad guys and had a good deal of bravery and heroism while telling the legend of William Tell. I really didnt know anything about it other than he shot through an apple with a crossbow.