{"product_id":"hans-brinker-or-the-silver-skates-a-classic-childrens-story-of-courage-family-and-the-silver-skates-hardcover","title":"Hans Brinker -Or- The Silver Skates: A Classic Children's Story of Courage, Family, and the Silver Skates - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Mapes Dodge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHans Brinker; or, The Silver Skates\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic children's novel of family loyalty, perseverance, winter sport, and Dutch life.\u003c\/strong\u003e Set in the Netherlands, the story follows Hans Brinker and his sister Gretel, two poor but honourable children whose hopes are bound up with a skating race and the prize of a pair of silver skates. Around that central contest, Mary Mapes Dodge builds a warm and detailed narrative of hardship, courage, illness, family responsibility, generosity, and moral character, while also presenting a lively nineteenth-century portrait of Dutch customs, landscapes, canals, windmills, and village life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong regarded as one of the enduring classics of children's literature, \u003cem\u003eHans Brinker; or, The Silver Skates\u003c\/em\u003e combines adventure, domestic feeling, travelogue, and moral education in a form that appealed to generations of young readers. Its picture of the Netherlands is romanticised but memorable, and its central themes of self-sacrifice, determination, sibling devotion, and earned recognition remain central to its appeal. For readers of classic juvenile fiction, historical children's stories, nineteenth-century literature, Dutch settings, and family-centred adventure, Mary Mapes Dodge's best-known novel remains a distinctive and beloved work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 222\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50377861234925,"sku":"9781515429456","price":51.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/CXJ7eB_1Ps9781515429456.webp?v=1785618943","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/hans-brinker-or-the-silver-skates-a-classic-childrens-story-of-courage-family-and-the-silver-skates-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}