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Between Heaven and Earth: Bird Tales from around the World
78 pp.
| Harcourt/Gulliver |
October, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-15-201982-0$22.00
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Leo Dillon
&
Diane Dillon.
Norman has collected five bird tales from five living storytellers, but contrary to good modern folklore practice, he has apparently retold all the stories himself. The illustrations lack a range of feeling but are boldly designed and patterned and strive for compositional and stylistic variety. Whatever the book's shortcomings, the content of the stories--a varied and interesting bunch--is absorbing.
Reviewer: Barbara Barstow
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2004