The Brothers Grimm: Two Lives, One Legacy

By Donald R. Hettinga

Book Overview

Children everywhere are familiar with the fairy-tale world of the Brothers Grimm, who made "once upon a time" a part of our universal vocabulary--but few people know much about the brothers... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618055991
• ISBN13: 9780618055999
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.2" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7

Customer Reviews

Two Lives, One Legacy

It's a great title for this book, "Two Lives One Legacy." And this is a beautiful story on the lives of the two brothers. It was not easy for me to find a book on their lives...and when I learned of this book, it was not easy to get a hold of it... Most remember Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm for the stories they published, and sometimes myth intrudes even with this. But they lived great and wonderful lives, and this book tells all. From childhood, this book covers their lives in an easy read. It offers a whole new light on the lives and times of, 'The Brother's Grimm." There is not a movie on the, "true" story of the two brother's, I hope one will be made soon.

Fine biographical coverage

Donald Hettinga's Brothers Grimm presents a fine biographical coverage of the era and lives of the Brothers Grimm and the stories they recorded. Photos, archival illustrations, and plenty of details on the brothers' relationship pack a 179-page, engrossing account.