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McDonald, Megan

The Bone Keeper

32 pp. | DK Ink/Jackson | March, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-7894-2559-9 $$16.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by G. Brian Karas. In words sounding like an incantation, the text describes a desert-dwelling woman who "searches the sand, / searches and sifts / for bones, bones." Piecing together bones from various animals, she brings a wolf to howling life. Spare pictures capture the parched setting as well as the story's mysterious mood. The story is evocative but somewhat puzzling, as readers are left wondering exactly who the enigmatic conjurer is.
Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

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