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      The Pied Piper of Hamelin

      by Robert Holden
      Published
      Apr 1998
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
      Pages
      28
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      Hamelin town has a plague of rats, and if something isn't done soon, everyone will starve. The people vow to give up everything to rid the town of the rats. And so the help of the Pied Piper is enlisted to dispose of the nasty pests. He plays a sweet tune and the rats, dancing, follow the music to their end. But when the townsfolk refuse to pay the Piper, he takes up his flute and plays an even sweeter tune. This time, it's the town's children who follow. In this splendid retelling of one of the most enduring folktales to be passed down through the centuries, Drahos Zak's evocative and intricately detailed illustrative style complements Robert Holden's sensitive and poetic text. Their collaboration brings new dimensions to this universally human story.

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      General Fiction

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Picture Books

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      First Edition Apr 1998 Houghton Mifflin ISBN13 9780395899182 ISBN10 0395899184
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