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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
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2002
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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.

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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
 
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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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