The Last Straw - Paperback
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Fredrick Thury, Vlasta van KampenAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:1999-07-01Pages:32
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Charlesbridge PublishingISBN-13:9780881063608ISBN-10:881063606UPC:9780881063608Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:ReligionSize:11.06 x 8.40 x 0.13 inchesWeight:0.37Product ID:SCKTQ5WRAK
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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Charlesbridge PublishingISBN-13:9780881063608ISBN-10:881063606UPC:9780881063608Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:ReligionSize:11.06 x 8.40 x 0.13 inchesWeight:0.37Product ID:SCKTQ5WRAK
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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