This classic holiday tale of devotion and the art of giving--written by one of the worlds best-known short-story authors--is now fully illustrated with lush, watercolor drawings that add new poignancy and charm to this simple tale about the rewards of unselfish love.
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This classic holiday tale of devotion and the art of giving--written by one of the worlds best-known short-story authors--is now fully illustrated with lush, watercolor drawings that add new poignancy and charm to this simple tale about the rewards of unselfish love.
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Publisher:
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published:
2006
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17979950029
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Seller's Description:
Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published:
2006
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17248468272
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Seller's Description:
Illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 141693586X. Stiff unmarked book in illustrated boards with matching crisp dust jacket; jacket has 1 cm edgetear to rear panel.; 13.0 X 7.9 X 0.5 inches; 32 pages.
The Gift of the Magi is one of many short stories written by O. Henry (1862-1910). Love and sacrifice are the dominant themes in this story. It concludes with an ironic twist. In fact, I use this story to teach my eighth graders the literary term of irony. Despite a few challenging vocabulary words, it can be easily understood, read aloud, and discussed in about thirty minutes. Again, this is a great story to teach not only about love and sacrifice but irony as well. Highly recommended.
KatieReads
Jan 31, 2008
Not the original version
The story has been changed from the original O. Henry version. Instead of a husband and wife, the characters are a brother and sister. I wish I had known this before I bought it for my husband for Christmas.