Author: Esther Bender. Illustrator: Edna Bender. Publisher: Herald Press (Ages 5-10). 32 pages. Oil paintings. Saddle stitching. Paper. ISBN: 0-8361-9099-8. Price: $8.99.

Description

Three brothers search for an illusive albino fawn, but their search brings them into grave danger.

Study Guide

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Author's Comments

As a child, I roamed with Grandpa on his farm. I loved the woods, the rail fences, the wheat fields, the orchard, and the pasture. I used them to study the layout and make the map of the farm in the book, Search for a Fawn. Like Grandpa in the story, my grandpa cracked hickory nuts and helped us find a fawn—but not an albino.

Reviews

"Search for a Fawn is a delicately written book about the meaning of brotherhood. It explores in a sensitive manner the way two brothers learn to accept a younger stepbrother while dealing with the loss of their grandfather. It is guaranteed to tug one's heartstrings and should be shared with all children."

— Dr. William S. Bingman, Frostburg State University