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Ten Tall Soldiers
Ten tall soldiers find no trace of a monster when a short, cowardly king calls for protection, but courageous Peter knows what is really frightening the king and springs into action.
40 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1991
About the author
Nancy L. Robison
54 booksNancy Robison has over 70 published books and 900 short stories and articles for children and young adults. The mother of four sons, she began writing when the boys started school, 30 years ago, and has enjoyed a nice career since. Earlier in her career she was a model, dancer and actress on television and motion pictures. Her first story was published at the age of 14 about her experiences as a TV actress. And she hosted a cablevision show titled, "Author to Author" where she interviewed writers, librarians and illustrators.
Her books have won awards, been made into plays, re-printed in other languages and recently available as "e-books".
Nancy enjoys visiting schools and talking about creative writing to children.
She is also a photographer, likes to paint, play tennis and country line dance and flying. Her photographs have appeared on book covers and used to illustrate stories.
She lives in Newport Beach, California with her husband of 57 years and has nine grandchildren, eight boys and one girl!
Her books have won awards, been made into plays, re-printed in other languages and recently available as "e-books".
Nancy enjoys visiting schools and talking about creative writing to children.
She is also a photographer, likes to paint, play tennis and country line dance and flying. Her photographs have appeared on book covers and used to illustrate stories.
She lives in Newport Beach, California with her husband of 57 years and has nine grandchildren, eight boys and one girl!
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March 28, 2008
A King should be strong, bold and fearless, but not this little guy. The King in this story has ten tall soldiers dressed in blue with tall red hats who come running whenever the King has trouble. Soon all of his soldiers are busy guarding various parts of his castle and it takes a very brave young Peter to help the King overcome his fears. It is a very enjoyable story. The illustrations are wonderful and each page has a theme.
November 18, 2011
I would use this book to discuss about sequencing with young students. I can ask many questions, "What was the first shadow that scared the king away?" "What happend at the end?" and so on. Children would love reading this book because they know that shadows are not going to harm them.
August 8, 2008
Perfect blend of simple verse and amusing pictures. A counting book of a "small soldier's" bravery.
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