Synopses & Reviews
Legend has it that early in the fourteenth century, when the Swiss were oppressed by Austrian Hapsburg rulers, one man stood up to the tyrants. His name was William Tell.
William Tell was appalled that his people were forced to kneel to the hat of their govenor, and he refused to do so. His punishment was severe: An apple was placed on his son's head, and Tell was told to shoot it. If his arrow found its mark, the had would be removed from the town square. If it did not, young Jemmy migh die. . .
With vigorous text and stunning paintings, Leonard Everett Fisher adapts and illusrates this story of William Tell, which he calls "a metaphor for freedom."
Synopsis
Recounts how the legendary Swiss folk hero was forced to shoot an apple from his son's head by the tyrannical Austrian governor Gessler.
About the Author
Leonard Everett Fisher, the creator of many distinguished books for children, has often been honored for his contribution to children's literature. In 1995 he gave the May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture; in 1991 he received both the Catholic Library Association's Regina Medal and the University of Minnesota's Kerlan Award; and in 1989 he was presented the Nonfiction Award by
The Washington Post and the Children's Book Guild of Washington, D.C. Mr Fisher lives with his wife in Westport, Connecticut.