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32 pp.
| Kane/Miller |
October, 2001 |
TradeISBN 1-929132-16-6$$14.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Ron Brooks.
The heavily etched, red-earth-toned paintings in this allegory give it a primal feel, as does the erratic hand lettering at times placed sideways on the page. The powerful, deeply disturbing story of how Magpie is rehabilitated by half-blind Dog after she's crippled in a forest fire, only to betray him over the false promises of Fox, will provoke a disquieting response among those willing to tackle it.