The Little Match Girl Contributor(s): Andersen, Hans Christian (Author), Pinkney, Jerry (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0142301884 ISBN-13: 9780142301883 Publisher: Dial Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2002 Annotation: Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale is beautifully adapted by Caldecott Honor illustrator Jerry Pinkney. Plucking a Danish girl from America's 19th century melting pot, this adaptation sheds new light on the invisibility of the poor among the prosperous--a circumstance as familiar in Andersen's day as today. Full-color illustrations. Click for more in this series: Picture Puffin Books |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - General - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas & Advent - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women |
Dewey: E |
Age Level: 5-8 |
Grade Level: Kindergarten-3 |
Lexile Measure: 800 NC (Nonconforming Text) |
Series: Picture Puffin Books |
Physical Information: 0.08" H x 8.83" W x 11.56" L (0.31 lbs) 32 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Holiday - Christmas |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
Review Citations: PW Notes and Reprints 09/23/2002 pg. 75 Publishers Weekly 09/23/2002 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 34824 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The luminous art of three-time Caldecott Honor recipient Jerry Pinkney transforms the nineteenth-century Danish girl of Andersen's tale into a child plucked straight from America's melting pot, shedding new light on the invisibility of the poor among the prosperous-a circumstance as familiar in Andersen's day as it is in our own. A] beautifully illustrated version of a classic tale.(Booklist, starred review) |
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