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K-3
Illustrated by
Angela Barrett.
Poole's treatment of her subject is deeply spiritual, evanescent, a haunting impression of an era, a place, and an enigmatic human being, anchored in time by an adjoined chronology. The text reads like a story, a recounting of an extraordinary event, repeated to a young audience to ensure that Joan's memory would remain alive. Barrett's dramatic full-color illustrations unfold like a gorgeous pageant in this compelling presentation.
Reviewer: Mary M. Burns
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 1998