Gerald McDermott, Adapted by, Gerald McDermott, Author, Gerald McDermott, Illustrator Henry Holt & Company $7.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-8050-0311-6
A clever folk hero proves himself resourceful in this bold and poetic tale. Ages 5-8. (March)
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Gerald McDermott, Author . Harcourt $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-15-200496-5
With its shocking-pink jacket and swirls of brilliant designs, McDermott's retelling of this rain forest tale is visually arresting but narratively a bit colorless. The reputed trickster Jabutí gets his comeuppance when a jealous Vulture...
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Gerald McDermott, Author Harcourt Children's Books $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-15-265661-4
McDermott's crisply elegant version of a traditional Native American tale resounds with lyrical prose and the stylization of myth. The illustrations, in striking contrasts, echo the central theme of the birth of the sun by visually leading readers...
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Gerald McDermott, Author Harcourt Children's Books $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-15-220724-3
McDermott (Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest) continues to mine the rich vein of Native American folklore, here unearthing a lively Zuni tale. The fiery colors of the Southwest's rain-parched landscape serve as backdrop for the...
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Gerald McDermott, Author Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing $17 (40p) ISBN 978-0-689-80706-0
Again offering an imposing visual interpretation of legend, Caldecott Medalist McDermott (Arrow to the Sun) recounts an Aztec tale recorded in the 16th century. As the Lord of the Night laments that the people are spending their lives ""in darkness...
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Gerald McDermott, Author, Gerald McDermott, Illustrator . Harcourt/Voyager $7 (32p) ISBN 978-0-15-202449-9
In a starred review, PW
called McDermott's retelling of a Native American tale describing the birth of the sun "crisply elegant. McDermott adds to the folktale bookshelf a work in the grand tradition." Ages 4-8. (Sept.)
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Gerald McDermott, Author, Gerald McDermott, Illustrator . Dutton $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-525-46905-6
Caldecott Medalist McDermott (Arrow to the Sun) melds echoes of Genesis and other sources with his own poetic imagery for a lyrical, mystical Creation tale told in the first person; as he puts it in an author's note, "The voice of the story...
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Gerald McDermott, Author, Tim Peck, Editor Harcourt Children's Books $17 (32p) ISBN 978-0-15-299967-4
This straightforward retelling by the Caldecott Award-winning illustrator of Arrow to the Sun features bold, vibrant shapes and hues. When Zomo (``He is not big. He is not strong. But he is very clever'') beseeches the Sky God for wisdom, he is set...
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