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Longfellow's poem ‘The Song of Hiawatha’ has long been a favourite classic. In this stunning picture book, Susan Jeffers has illuminated some the poem's most lyrical verses depicting Hiawatha's childhood. Rich in detail, here are the lapping waters and whispering pine trees, the dancing fireflies and swiftly running reindeer of Longfellow's hypnotic text. And here is the young Hiawatha, learning the names of the stars and the secrets of the animals, preparing to become a leader of his people.
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Susan Jeffers has taken a relatively short, but well known, extract of the Hiawatha epic and drawn beautiful and sensitive illustrations. They capture the spirit of the poem in more ways than one. Children who enjoy illustrations will be entranced by these, and spend time unravelling the meanings contained in the marriage of text and illustration.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"Hiawatha" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, with drawings by Susan Jeffers brings us a great poem with nice pictures.
"By the shores of Gitche Gumee," begins Longfellow's famous poem, "Song of Hiawatha."
Presented here, stanza-by-stanza, we read the delicious language of Hiawatha's story, from birth to teenage years. It is not the legend of an American Indian that makes it so inviting, or even Longfellow's excellent use of simple English. It is the story of a young boy who happens to be an American Indian. Any boy or girl, especially those growing up where winter nights are frosty, where pine trees whisper, and owls and owlets hoot and laugh, will enjoy the prosaic poem.
It is like reading a walk through the woods.
Longfellow's work is not the only strength on this edition. Susan Jeffers' drawings bring in artistic realism.
Ultimately, the poem will be the lasting value, but it is available anywhere. It is public domain. It is the mix of art and poetry.
I fully recommend "Hiawatha" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Anthony Trendl
editor, HungarianBookstore.com
"By the shores of Gitche Gumee," begins Longfellow's famous poem, "Song of Hiawatha."
Presented here, stanza-by-stanza, we read the delicious language of Hiawatha's story, from birth to teenage years. It is not the legend of an American Indian that makes it so inviting, or even Longfellow's excellent use of simple English. It is the story of a young boy who happens to be an American Indian. Any boy or girl, especially those growing up where winter nights are frosty, where pine trees whisper, and owls and owlets hoot and laugh, will enjoy the prosaic poem.
It is like reading a walk through the woods.
Longfellow's work is not the only strength on this edition. Susan Jeffers' drawings bring in artistic realism.
Ultimately, the poem will be the lasting value, but it is available anywhere. It is public domain. It is the mix of art and poetry.
I fully recommend "Hiawatha" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Anthony Trendl
editor, HungarianBookstore.com
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Great pictures and great size. Just be warned that this is not the full story but I used it well enough for a whole unit of work with my class with no problems and they loved it.
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