Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
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In 1939 Robert L. May, a copywriter working at Chicago’s Montgomery Ward & Co., wrote a holiday story at the request of his employer. Almost two and a half million copies of the little tale about a reindeer with a shiny red nose were given away to all the children who visited Montgomery Ward stores that year. The rest is history. Seventy-five years later, the beloved classic is once again available in a hardcover faithful facsimile of the 1939 Rudolph, with original text and original Denver Gillen illustrations.
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Robert L. May created Rudolph in 1939, when his company, the Montgomery Ward department stores, asked him to write a Christmas story that they could give away to customers. Drawing on the tale of “The Ugly Duckling,” Mr. May penned the story of a sweet, homely reindeer shunned because of his glowing red nose. Little did he know his creation was destined to become a Christmas holiday classic. Over the next few years, the company distributed millions of copies of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The book’s copyright was transferred to Mr. May in 1947, and under his ownership, Rudolph’s popularity soared. Commercial printings and cartoons quickly followed, and then, of course, came the song, which secured Rudolph’s place in Christmas history, and in our hearts, forever. Robert L. May died in 1976.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781557091390
- Publication Date
- October 1, 1990
- Publisher
- Applewood Books
- Original Publication Date
- February 1, 1939
- Page Count
- 32
- Word Count
- 1534
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 1 - 10 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 91156221
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 28906909
- Est. Lexile® Level
- ~631L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~O
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.09
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 85293
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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