an Ojibway Grandfather Lovingly Introduces His Grandson To The Ways Of Nature.
publishers Weekly
in Overly Lengthy Prose, A Native American Boy Relates His Encounters With Wild Creatures In Three Episodes: Morning, Noon And Night. Under The Tutelage Of His Grandfather, The Boy Discovers Mystical Bonds With Various Animals Waboose's (where Only The Elders Go-moon Lake Loon Lake) Wordy Narrative Often Bumbles Its Mystical Purpose (e.g., When An Eagle Swoops Down Toward The Boy, I Feel Talons Combing Through My Hair With A Gentleness I Cannot Explain), And At Times May Even Confuse Readers (e.g., In Two Separate Tales, The Boy Says Morning, Then Night, Is [grandfather's] Favorite Time, And So It Is Mine). Reczuch's (the Dust Bowl) Pencil And Watercolor Illustrationsdominated By Rich, Realistic Portraiturehint At The Comfort And Mystery Of The Bonds Between Boy And Grandfather, Man And Nature. However, The Pictures Have The Effect Of Observing The Two Watch Nature, And Distance Readers From The Pair. For All Its Discussion Of Making Connections Between Man And Nature, This Book Ultimately Misses Making One With The Reader. Ages 5-9. (mar.)
Categories:
- Children's Books
- Science, Nature & How It Works
- Nature
- Science, Nature & How It Works
Publisher : Kids Can Press
Author : Bourdeau Waboose, Jan
Language : English
Edition : Second ed.
Published :1999-02-01
Number Of Pages : 32
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 1550745883
ISBN-13 : 9781550745887
Item weight : 0.3 lb
Dimensions : 0.5 in x 8.8 in x 9.9 in
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