|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HELP | |
|
  $17.99
New Hardcover
Ships in 1 to 3 days
More copies of this ISBN:Beautiful Blackbirdby Ashley Bryan
AwardsWinner of the 2004 Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Long ago, Blackbird is voted the most beautiful bird in the forest. The other birds, who are colored green, yellow, blue, and red, are so impressed that they beg Blackbird to paint their feathers with a touch of black so they can be beautiful too. Although Blackbird warns them that true beauty comes from within, the other birds persist. And so each is given a bit of black to enhance his beauty — the markings that detail birds to this very day. Review:"[I]f the ending creates a bit of confusion, Bryan's collages make up for it with their exhibition of colorful splendor and composition....Bryan's lilting and magical language is infectious. " Publishers Weekly Review:"[T]he rolling language and appealing illustrations make this a must." Kirkus Reviews Synopsis:Long ago, Blackbird was voted the most beautiful bird in the forest. The other birds, who were colored red, yellow, blue, and green, were so envious that they begged Blackbird to paint their feathers with a touch of black so they could be beautiful too. Although Black-bird warns them that true beauty comes from within, the other birds persist and soon each is given a ring of black around their neck or a dot of black on their wings — markings that detail birds to this very day. Coretta Scott King Award-winner Ashley Bryan's adaptation of a tale from the Ila-speaking people of Zambia reso-nates both with rhythm and the tale's universal meanings — appreciating one's heritage and discovering the beauty within. His cut-paper artwork is a joy. Synopsis:With vibrant cut-paper collages, a Coretta Scott King Award-winner presents an adaptation of a folktale from Zimbabwe that celebrates the importance of appreciating one's own inner beauty. Full color. About the AuthorAshley Bryan has been writing and illustrating children's books for thirty years, as well as making puppets, creating stained-glass panels out of sea glass, and gardening. Over the years he has lectured widely and appeared at schools and colleges across the country. He won the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration for Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum, and Lion and the Ostrich Chicks: And Other African Folk Tales and Ashley Bryan's ABC of African-American Poetry were Coretta Scott King Honor Books. He lives on Cranberry Island in Islesford, Maine. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
Average customer rating based on 1 comment: | ||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
Don't Miss
