The Wings of Courage

by George Sand

A story about facing fears and finding fulfillment, The Wings of Courage tells the tale of Clopinet, a timid, eleven-year-old French boy who is suddenly forced to face the world on his own. Afraid of the dark, of thunder, and even of falling asleep, Clopinet is a sensitive boy. He is also lame. Fearing that he will not be able to earn a living as a farmer, Clopinet's parents apprentice him to a tailor. But the tailor is a foul, hunchbacked man and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807614343
• ISBN13: 9780807614341
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: George Braziller
• Length: 70 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7