Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are was published in 1963 to great critical acclaim. Brian O'Doherty of The New York Times said that Mr. Sendak's work, "disguised in fantasy, springs from his earliest self, from the vagrant child that lurks in the heart of all of us."Where the Wild Things...
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Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are was published in 1963 to great critical acclaim. Brian O'Doherty of The New York Times said that Mr. Sendak's work, "disguised in fantasy, springs from his earliest self, from the vagrant child that lurks in the heart of all of us."Where the Wild Things Are is the first book in a trilogy that includes In the Night Kitchen, published in 1970, "a profoundly engaging fantasy that ought to become a classic" (The New York Times) and Outside Over There, published in 1981, which Newsweek called "extraordinary... triumphantly moving."
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Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9780061227400 (0061227404)
ASIN: 61227404
Publish date: May 29th 2007
Publisher: HarperFestival
Minutes: 1
Edition language: English
Where the Wild Things Are is a literary classic and a must for young readers. The vocabulary in this book is awesome and young readers will enjoy discovering the meaning. Art can be easily incorporated with this book, students could make their own "wild thing" or using certain shapes to make wild th...
A fun picture book that was introduced to me in a Children's Literature class. It's a good book about a little boy's imagination and where it takes him. I liked how the pictures took over the space of the pages the further the little boy traveled. I definitely prefer this book over the movie adaptat...
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak is a book about a boy who is sent to bed early for being disobedient. While in his room, his imagination runs wild, and he dreams about a new land of the Wild Things where he becomes king over creatures. Guided Reading Level: J Classroom Activities: D...
Review: Max has a wild imagination. So wild that his mother calls him "Wild Thing". Max creates his own imaginary world, after being sent to his bedroom for being to wild, He goes on this boat ride that takes him to be the king of the wild things. After a while he decides that it was time to go home...
Where the Wild Things Are is about a boy who is ordered to go to his room without dinner one night. While in his room he imagines he is in a wild place full of monsters. These wild monsters demand that he become their king and the boy is full of joy until he has to sail back home. When he gets back ...