Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Author, Glenna Lang, Illustrator David R. Godine Publisher $17.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-87923-971-8
One of Longfellow's best known poems, a loving tribute to his three young daughters, is presented here with new artwork. Clean-cut illustrations gleam with light as they capture the poem's playful spirit and highlight a father's tenderness toward...
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Author, Charles Santore, Illustrator HarperCollins $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-688-16552-9
For Paul Revere's Ride: The Landlord's Tale by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Charles Santore assumes the perspective of the narrator's ""friend."" For ""Listen, my children, and you shall hear/ Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,"" an elderly,...
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Author, Ted Rand, Illustrator Puffin Books $6.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-14-055612-4
Longfellow's well-known poem ""never appeared to better advantage,"" said PW, noting that ""Rand has created a rich rendition of the Revolutionary landscape."" A Spanish-language reprint will be issued simultaneously ($4.99 -05576-0). Ages 5-up. (Mar
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Author, Lucia Monfried, Editor, Ted Rand, Illustrator Dutton Books $17.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-525-44610-1
Longfellow's well-known poem never appeared to better advantage: Rand has created a rich rendition of the Revolutionary landscape. And Revere himself is the perfect patriot, rugged and intense as he saddles up, ``Ready to ride and spread the alarm /
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Author, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Author, Christopher Bing, Illustrator , illus. by Christopher Bing. Handprint $17.95 (40p) ISBN 978-1-929766-13-0
Bing (Casey at the Bat) once again brings his love of history and attention to detail to bear in Longfellow's classic poem. Even before the famous opening lines ("Listen, my children, and you shall hear/ Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Author, Jeffrey Thompson, Illustrator National Geographic Society $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7922-7674-6
Fusing scratchboard drawings and computer technology, first-time children's book illustrator Thompson creates a series of ruggedly sleek illustrations for Longfellow's classic poem. From the stirring first line (""Listen, my children, and you shall...
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Author, Jeffrey Thompson, Illustrator, Joseph Bruchac, Afterword by National Geographic Society $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7922-6676-1
In Hiawatha and Megissogwon an excerpt from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's The Song of Hiawatha (1853) illustrator Jeffrey Thompson's combination of scratchboard and computer-generated illustrations appeals to a modern sensibility while preserving
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Author, Monica Vachula, Author, Jayne E. Triber, Author Boyds Mills Press $17.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-56397-799-2
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's classic Paul Revere's Ride is newly interpreted with illustrations by Monica Vachula. Throughout, detailed oil paintings are framed against a textured backdrop, which looks like antique linen. Smaller inset...
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Author, Margaret Early, Illustrator Handprint Books $16.95 (28p) ISBN 978-1-59354-002-9
Selections from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem appear in The Song of Hiawatha, illus. by Margaret Early, which traces Hiawatha's life from his birth through his search for and battle with his estranged father, culminating in his marriage...
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Author, Errol Le Cain, Illustrator Sunburst $5.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-374-42997-3
Vibrant stylization and a luminous palette mark Le Cain's uncommon illustrations for this edition of the classic poem. Ages 5-8. (June)
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Author, Keith Moseley, Illustrator Philomel Books $12.95 (12p) ISBN 978-0-399-21456-1
The creator of this pop-up version of the classic epic poem should be commended for a well-intentioned effort, but the result is only somewhat palatableneither the paper engineering nor the realistic watercolor pictures can stand up to Longfellow's...
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J. D. McClatchy, Editor, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Author Library of America $35 (825p) ISBN 978-1-883011-85-7
""By the shore of Gitchee Gumee,/ By the shining Big-Sea-Water..."" Between the Civil War and the Great Depression, Longfellow (1807-1882) was America's best-loved poet. An audience so broad it's now hard to imagine enjoyed his well-told, metrically
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