Project Gutenberg 2015-06-12 Public domain in the USA. 76 Thorne-Thomsen, Gudrun 1873 Moe, Jørgen Engebretsen 1813 1882 Moe, J. E. (Jørgen Engebretsen) Moe, Jorgen Engebretsen Moe, Jörgen Topelius, Zacharias 1818 1898 Topelius, Zachris Topelius, Zakarias Topelius, Zakris Topelius, Sakarias senior, Zacharias Topelius Poole, Frederick V. Poole, F. V. The Birch and the Star, and Other Stories Reading ease score: 87.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. The birch and the star, from the Swedish by Z. Topelius -- Viggo and Beate, from the Norwegian by J. Moe -- Bikku Matti, from the Swedish by Z. Topelius. Produced by Chris Whitehead, Shaun Pinder and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Birch and the Star, and Other Stories" by Gudrun Thorne-Thomsen is a collection of realistic children's stories originally written in Norwegian and Swedish by authors Jörgen Moe and Zacharias Topelius. The book was published in the early 20th century and offers heartfelt narratives that reflect the complexities of child life and the significance of longing for home. The stories balance realistic experiences with the essence of childhood imagination, presenting themes of love, loss, adventure, and the quest for belonging. In the title story, "The Birch and the Star," two siblings who were separated from their parents during a time of war decide to journey back to their native Finland after hearing of peace. Guided by memories and an unwavering hope, they face various challenges as they traverse unfamiliar lands. Eventually, they find their way back, discovering their birch tree and the star that signifies their home, leading to a poignant reunion with their parents. Other stories in the collection, such as "Viggo and Beate," explore themes of friendship and bravery through the adventures of children and their toys, while "Bikku Matti" tells the tale of a little boy who yearns to be seen as a man, highlighting the innocence and struggles of childhood. Overall, these tales provide rich, imaginative insights into the lives of children and the universal desire for love and family. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Children's stories, Scandinavian -- Translations into English PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature 120993 120998 2024-10-20T13:04:07.490679 2023-09-21T09:30:53.406798 text/html text/html 119496 2015-06-12T10:29:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 742063 2015-06-12T10:29:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 853160 2024-10-20T13:04:10.522691 application/epub+zip 853176 2024-10-20T13:04:08.165643 application/epub+zip 111406 2024-10-20T13:04:07.797592 application/epub+zip 906594 2024-10-20T13:04:12.494583 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 879302 2024-10-20T13:04:10.154581 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148580 2022-09-22T09:59:27.217507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 101797 101591 2024-10-20T13:04:07.171651 2023-09-21T09:30:53.055793 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 101986 2015-06-12T10:29:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 37538 2015-06-12T10:29:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21974 2024-10-20T13:04:12.641584 application/rdf+xml 31340 2024-10-20T13:04:07.876681 image/jpeg 4737 2024-10-20T13:04:07.836592 image/jpeg 751976 2024-10-20T13:04:07.532699 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia sv.wikipedia fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia