An abridgement of the epic poem describing the life and deeds of a legendary Indian brave. Features pop-up illustrations.
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From School Library Journal:
Grade 5 Up Six excerpts from Longfellow's Song of Hiawatha are illustrated with double-page pop-up illustrations. The pale watercolors do little more than create a static three-dimensional scene, pleasant enough but offering little additional illumination to the text. The pallid illustrations do not reflect the mood of the texta misty birch forest and a blue heron, for example, accompany ``Dark behind it rose the forest/ Rose the black and gloomy pine-trees.'' Longfellow's epic deserves more serious attention than this toy book. Kathleen Whalin, Public Library of Columbus and Franklin County, Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Publishers Weekly:
The creator of this pop-up version of the classic epic poem should be commended for a well-intentioned effort, but the result is only somewhat palatableneither the paper engineering nor the realistic watercolor pictures can stand up to Longfellow's shimmering language. While a picture book version could have made the poem more accessible, this has only six spreads because of the production limitations. The pop-ups do not illuminate the poem for young readers, and older children may shy away from the format. All ages.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherPhilomel
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 0399214569
- ISBN 13 9780399214561
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages12
- IllustratorMoseley Keith
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