The Last Straw by Thury, Fredrick

The Last Straw (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780881063608)

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The Last Straw by Thury, Fredrick

The Last Straw

$7.95
The Last Straw by Thury, Fredrick

The Last Straw

$7.95
Format: Paperback
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A gorgeous retelling of the Christmas story transports readers to Bethlehem to see the new baby king, offering a giftable view of the nativity scene.

Voices roll across the desert sands to Hoshmakaka, a curmudgeonly old camel, whispering that he has been chosen for the great responsibility of carrying gifts to the new baby king. With reluctance, Hoshmakaka accepts his task. Every day in the heat crossing the desert, his pack grows ever more burdensome as the crowds of people, anxious to welcome the new king, give him their gifts to carry. He is "as strong as ten horses" he proudly tells the younger camels. But, oh, his gout! Oh, his sciatica! Nevertheless, Hoshmakaka plods on until he reaches Bethlehem. In the end he realizes the great honor of his task and never again is there a burden too heavy for him to carry.

Author: Fredrick Thury
ISBN-10: 0881063606
ISBN-13: 9780881063608
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Language: English
Published: 07/01/1999
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.37lbs
Size: 11.06h x 8.40w x 0.13d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 31656 / Last Straw
By Fredrick Thury
By Fredrick Thury
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Fredrick Thury served as Artistic Director of York University's Vanier College Productions for over twenty-five years. He was originally commissioned to write the story for THE LAST STRAW by the Toronto Children's Chorus, which performed the piece with musical accompaniment and subsequently recorded it for the CBC. Mr. Thury's works for children's theater include One Potato Too, The Technicolour Wizard, and Behind the Wrinkles.

Mr. Thury lived in Toronto. He passed away in 2006.

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