Books with author Jennie Hall

"Jennie Hall has captured the true spirit of the ancient age of the Viking. We follow Herald from just after his birth, through many Viking adventures and his eventual crowning as King of Norway. We also go exploring ever westward with other Vikings eager to get away from their crowded homeland and partake in great adventures and claim vast fortunes."

So the best skalds traveled much and visited many people. Their songs made them welcome everywhere. They were always honored with good seats at a feast. They were given many rich gifts. Even the King of Norway would sometimes send across the water to Iceland; saying to some famous skald:"Come and visit me. You shall not go away empty-handed. Men say that the sweetest songs are in Iceland. I wish to hear them."

We follow the fortunes of Harald from the time he is given his own thrall at the cutting of his first tooth, through his exploits as a viking adventurer, to his crowning as King of Norway. Then population pressures at home and eagerness for adventure and booty from other lands combine to drive some of the bolder Vikings to set forth from their native land. Sailing ever westward across the Atlantic, they hop along the chain of islands that loosely connects Norway with America in search of home and adventure. "Nights were long in Iceland winters of long ago. A whole family sat for hours around the fire in the middle of the room. That fire gave the only light. Shadows flitted in the dark corners. Smoke curled along the high beams of the ceiling. The children sat on the dirt floor close by the fire. The grown people were on a long narrow bench that they had pulled up to the light and warmth. Everybody's hands were busy with wool. As the family worked in the red fire-light, the father told of the kings of Norway, of long voyages to strange lands, of good fights."

How is this book unique?Font adjustments & biography includedUnabridged (100% Original content)IllustratedAbout Viking Tales by Jennie HallNights were long in Iceland winters of long ago. A whole family sat for hours around the fire in the middle of the room. That fire gave the only light. Shadows flitted in the dark corners. Smoke curled along the high beams of the ceiling. The children sat on the dirt floor close by the fire. The grown people were on a long narrow bench that they had pulled up to the light and warmth. Everybody's hands were busy with wool. As the family worked in the red fire-light, the father told of the kings of Norway, of long voyages to strange lands, of good fights. And in farmhouses all through Iceland these old tales were told over and over until everybody knew them and loved them. Men who could sing and play the harp were called "skalds," and they called their songs "sagas." Eventually these stories were written down on sheepskin or vellum so that we can enjoy them today. We follow the fortunes of Harald from the time he is acknowledged by his father as a baby and given his own thrall at the cutting of his first tooth, through his exploits as a viking adventurer, to his crowning as King of Norway. It is when Harald is King of Norway that population pressures at home and eagerness for adventure and booty from other lands combine to drive some of the bolder Vikings to set forth from their native land. Sailing ever westward across the Atlantic, they hop along the chain of islands that loosely connects Norway with America-Orkneys and Shetlands, Faeroes, Iceland, and Greenland. It is from link to link of this chain that the characters in our story sail in search of home and adventure. Discoveries are made by accident. Ships are driven by the wind into unknown ports, resulting in landings and settlements in Iceland, Greenland, and America. The crude courage of these men and strangeness of their adventures appeal strongly to children, while their love of truth, hardy endurance, and faithfulness to the promised word make them characters to emulate.

An i is fuzzy about who it is because it is transparent, while its friends A, E O, U and Sometimes Y all have their own distinct color. While playing at making words with some consonants, the i becomes frustrated because it feels it cannot be seen and quits. The other vowels discover some words are impossible to make without the i. As the i imagines all the different colors it wants to be, it also imagines all the things it wants. And what it wants comes to the i, sticking to it, making the i very hard to see. It is now a fuzzy i. The i realizes that it is not about what color it is or what it has that makes it a unique i. The I is perfect just the way it is. The Fuzzy i is the third children's book by author and illustrato Jennie Hamel. Jennie's engaging style of hand drawn illustrations and simple cartoon characters delights children of all ages. The Fuzzy i is a "reading to" book for children ages 3 to 6 and all children who are learning about vowels and consonants. The Fuzzy i is also a teaching story about how to be comfortable being oneself and being ok to be different and "me." There are twenty three short reading pages with illustrations makeing The Fuzzy i perfect for bedtime reading or any "reading to" time for both for parents and grandparents.Jennie Hamel is an artist and author/ilustrator of children's books. Her first book Robin's Magic Ice Cream Bowl: The Adventures of Robin and Gizmo, is a "reading to" chapter book for children ages 4-9. Robin and her cat Gizmo who fly into space in their ice cream cone rocket ship looking for a magic ice cream bowl on various planets made from ice cream toppings. It is a perfect bedtine reading book, one chapter a night, to be read over several nights.Jennie's second book, Voodles and Thwarts is about two imaginary things Voodles Thwarts living together in a land where the Thwarts don't want anyone to have any fun and the Voodles are all about fun. For more inforamtion about Jennie Hamel and her work visit www.JennieHamel.com

Excerpt from Viking TalesThey stood about for hours and lis tened. They shouted applause. When the skald was tired, some other man would come up from the crowd and sing or tell a story. As the skald stepped down from his high position, some rich man would rush up to him and say.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Jennie Hall was one of the few authors that wrote about the world’s most significant historic events and achievements in such a lively, entertaining and overall delightful manner, that children can’t help but be fascinated with her words. Through works such as Buried Cities, Four Old Greeks or The Story of Chicago, the author managed to touch the minds and hearts of many young and aspiring history scholars throughout the generations that followed, her books remaining as timeless as ever, even today.Viking Tales is a book that faithfully follows what its name represents. Telling tales of one of Europe’s least understood civilizations, it paints a vivid and colorful picture of Vikings, their daily chores and activities, as well as their dreams, aspirations and achievements, without ignoring the facts. The author manages to accurately fold all the historical facts about Vikings into a series of entertaining stories that your little one won’t be able to even glance away from. The book is particularly interesting in its portrayal of the Golden Age of Vikings, a period when the seafaring Germanic raiders and traders from the North managed to expand as far south as the Kingdom of Nekor and as far east as Constantinople.One of the most exciting things about Viking Tales is that the book is divided into short, beautifully written illustrated stories about Vikings and their various legends, beliefs and the interests they held at times when they were a thriving European people. The stories feature examples of what it was like to live as a Viking, genuine representations of their culture and religion, and entertaining adventures that children will adore.Whether your little ones know anything about history or not, these stories will enchant them and them into a realistic world of old, where they have the chance to not only read about real Vikings in action, but learn all about their unique culture and understanding.

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