Munro Leaf

Nascimento : 1905-12-04, Hamilton - Maryland - USA

Morte : 1976-12-21

História

William Munro Leaf was the author of some thirty popular books for children. During his lifetime, "The Story of Ferdinand" (1936), his tale about a Spanish bull who would rather smell flowers than fight in the ring, was translated into over sixty languages, including Twl, Ga, Fanti and Ewe in Africa. Leaf received his master's degree at Harvard after graduating from the University of Maryland. He taught preparatory school for a numbers of years before becoming editor and director of the New York publishing house F. A. Stokes. Later Leaf would make a number of trips abroad as a cultural representative for the US State Department. William Munro Leaf died of cancer at his home in Garret Park, Maryland, on 20 December, 1976. He left behind his wife, the former Margaret Pope, and two sons. - IMDb Mini Biography By: John F. Barlow

Filmes

O Touro Ferdinando
O Touro Ferdinando
Author
Ferdinando é um touro com um temperamento calmo e tranquilo, que prefere sentar-se embaixo de uma árvore e relaxar ao invés de correr por aí bufando e batendo cabeça com os outros. A medida que vai crescendo, ele se torna forte e grande, mas com o mesmo pensamento. Quando cinco homens vão até sua fazenda para escolher o melhor animal para touradas em Madri, Ferdinando é selecionado acidentalmente.
O Touro Ferdinando
O Touro Ferdinando
Book
Ferdinando é um touro com um temperamento calmo e tranquilo, que prefere sentar-se embaixo de uma árvore e relaxar ao invés de correr por aí bufando e batendo cabeça com os outros. A medida que vai crescendo, ele se torna forte e grande, mas com o mesmo pensamento. Quando cinco homens vão até sua fazenda para escolher o melhor animal para touradas em Madri, Ferdinando é selecionado acidentalmente.
A Child Went Forth
A Child Went Forth
Writer
A line from Whitman, "There was a child went forth every day," starts this film: a visit to a farm that's a summer camp and progressive school for exploration and discovery. The children, as young as two or three, have room and time to question, wonder, and learn. We build a wading pool, use tools, climb and swing, bath a dog - and learn to live together. There are spats, and little adult interference. A tree house sparks children's imagination. They visit a neighboring farm, play with the animals and ride on a tractor that's plowing. They eat and nap. There's story time, easels for art, and a lollipop. It's the perfect place for city children to be safe from bombardment, says the narrator.
Ferdinando: O Touro
Ferdinando: O Touro
Novel
História de um forte touro que, ao contrário do outros jovens touros, odiava lutar, preferia ficar quietinho cheirando as flores.