Snow Goose and Other Stories: The Level 3, Penguin Active Readers /
Paul Gallico; retold by John Escott.
- 2nd ed.
- Harlow: Pearson Education, 2007.
- iv, 76 pages Colour illustrations: 20 cm + 1 CD-ROM (sound, color; 4 3/4 in.) + 1 audio disc (digital; 4 3/4 in.).
- Penguin active reading. Level 3 Penguin active reading. Level 3. 9781405 852159 .
First edition published in 2000.
The Snow Goose" is the most famous of these three stories by Paul Gallico. It is the story of Philip, a lonely painter who lives in an old lighthouse, and Fritha, a young girl who brings him a large white bird, the snow goose. It becomes a special bird in Philip's life, and later the girl becomes special too.