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CBC Showcase: Native America
A memorable story of unconditional love, this poetic retelling of a traditional South American folk tale beautifully conveys the joy that may come if you open your heart to what you cannot keep.
by Caroline Pitcher
Illustrated by Jackie Morris
"The style evokes both the solidity of indigenous art, with heavy, low-to-the-ground characters, and ethereal, fairy-tale illustration, as in the delicate colorations of the merbaby's red tail. Flowing watercolors picture an ocean both bountiful and violent, and lyrically import Pitcher's imagery of sea-wolves that crest upon turbulent waves. Closely framed compositions allow Mariana to dominate most spreads, subtly conveying her initial loneliness and later suggesting her joy in the red-haired merbaby—and her pain when she must surrender the child. Matched with Pitcher's sparkling descriptions, the art conjures a folkloric world where nature is no less mysterious than magic." —Publishers Weekly
Ages 4 & up
ISBN: 0802852041
Price: $17.00
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
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