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Imagine seeing wolves, bears, bobcats and townsfolk all standing in a lake, watching as a fire consumes the forest around them. Imagine all the forest animals converging on a lake, while the individuals who resided in a nearby town stand, some up to their knees, in that same lake as a fire crackles ...
Cute and charming but definitely meant more for the Middle Grade age group. Not one that an adult Middle Grade reader could enjoy as much.
Now, this is a book that you should go out and put in the hands of your kiddies. I, being past that stage and all, can't become as enthralled as they'd be. This book has all the stuff that my little self was once enamored with. Still am, sometimes.Talking beasts; evil, non-understanding adults; goo...
What makes this book interesting? First, Julia Bond's illustration style. I enjoyed her impressionistic 'just enough' drawings handle the human figures. She spends more effort on creating a scene, a composition. Transparent watercolors help her control the way my eyes move by keeping the darker area...
Nicely done with juxtaposition of factual information with rhyming text. Wish a bit more had been said about the role of slaves in the construction.
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