The Blacksmith and the Devils

by María Cristina Brusca and Toña Wilson

Excellent for reading aloud, and full of custom-built wit for the older readers who can enjoy it themselves.--, Booklist.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805019545
• ISBN13: 9780805019544
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 3

Customer Reviews

The Blacksmith and the Devils

This book is about a poor Blacksmith named Juan Probeza who lived in Argentina where he worked hard day and night. One day a man comes to his shop because his mule lost a shoe sohe made a new one.The man is greatfull but turns out to be a heavanly saint and offers the blacksmith 3 wishes. The saint suggests that he'd wish to go to heavan, but the blacksmith refuses and make foolish, selfish wishes instead.Then a tall man in green offers him 20 years of youth and a bag full of gold for his soul.He is young and marries a princess and after 20 years he is old again. the devil comes to collect his soul but gets stuck in the enchanted tree with his demond. Finaly the selfish old blacksmith is sent to hell with saiton and the demonds for ever. Obviously this story has a great moral and the pictures in this book are amaizing. This book might be a little advanced for really young kids but would definately recomend it to others.