The King of the Copper Mountains

by Paul Biegel

Book Overview

A timeless and enchanting children's classic. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782693394
• ISBN13: 9781782693390
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

super book for children ages 6-12

This is probably my most favourite book from my childhood days. When we were kids living in Africa , my grandmother sent us this book and I read it many times over and over. The story is covered by other reviewers already, so all I'll do is second their recommendation and heartily endorse this book. Very worthwhile!!

bring it back into print NOW

I sometimes wonder whether publishers every look at their back-lists, because this is a jewel of a book that any child of 6-10 would adore. In fact, it's what got my son, a reluctant reader, hooked on books.The King of the Copper Mountain, Mansolain, is 1000 years old and his heart is running down. The brave and kindly Witch Doctor sets out on a perilous quest to find the medicine to make it like young again, but to keep him alive he sends back the animals he meets on his journeys to tell an exicting story to make his heart beat more strongly. And my goodness, do they make a child's heart beat too. How a wolf outwits a dreadful witch, how a horse with golden hooves wins his freedom, how a dragon escapes from a cruel mistress after being sold off by his drunken father all thrill. Yet there are other stories of heart-rending gentleness and simplicity - a rabbit who loses his borther in the sand-dunes, a beetle in search of the perfect hom, a duck who stubbornly refuses to help a dwarf and loses a chance of flying to another world. Most intriguingly of all, the stories all inter-link, so that we discover more about the mysterious king and his copper castle. Beautifully written in a haunting, deceptively simple prose that evokes deep feeling this is a classic. I loved it as a child, and my own children love it too. Please, someone, BRING IT BACK.

King of The Copper Mountains

I read this book again and again from the time I was 8 years old until I was 10. It never ceased to fascinate me as a child. I can't seem to find a copy for my own kids. If you are looking for a good bedtime story for children it is a must read.

An enchanting story that will delight young and old.

A 1000 yr. old King is dying and only the Wonder Doctor can save him by collecting a magic plant which blooms but once a year. On his travels to find the plant the doctor tells all the animals he meets to go the the Copper Castle and tell the king a story, only these will keep him alive until the doctor returns. The animal's stories are both enchanting and captivating fitting together like the pieces of a puzzle. Dwarves, dragons and magical lands will keep your interest until the end which, like a good malt whisky, is rounded and smooth. I first read this book at the age of 8 and have read it at least 15 times since. I am a primary school teacher and have read it to all the classes I have taught. This books is appealing to all age ranges, including adults. If you find a copy BUY it! You will not be disappointed.