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The Village Blacksmith (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781536204438)
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xA contemporary envisioning of a nineteenth-century poem pairs artwork by G. Brian Karas with the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow classic. His brow is wet with honest sweat;
He earns whate'er he can,
And looks the whole world in the face,
For he owes not any man. The neighborhood blacksmith is a quiet and unassuming presence, tucked in his smithy under the chestnut tree. Sturdy, generous, and with sadness of his own, he toils through the day, passing on the tools of his trade, and come evening, takes a well-deserved rest. Longfellow's timeless poem is enhanced by G. Brian Karas's thoughtful and contemporary art in this modern retelling of the tender tale of a humble craftsman. An afterword about the tools and the trade of blacksmithing will draw readers curious about this age-honored endeavor, which has seen renewed interest in developed countries and continues to be plied around the world.
Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
ISBN-10: 1536204439
ISBN-13: 9781536204438
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 04/03/2020
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 12.00h x 8.30w x 0.60d
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2020
Booklist 04/01/2020 pg. 38
School Library Journal 05/01/2020 pg. 48
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2020
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2020 pg. 65
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average
He earns whate'er he can,
And looks the whole world in the face,
For he owes not any man. The neighborhood blacksmith is a quiet and unassuming presence, tucked in his smithy under the chestnut tree. Sturdy, generous, and with sadness of his own, he toils through the day, passing on the tools of his trade, and come evening, takes a well-deserved rest. Longfellow's timeless poem is enhanced by G. Brian Karas's thoughtful and contemporary art in this modern retelling of the tender tale of a humble craftsman. An afterword about the tools and the trade of blacksmithing will draw readers curious about this age-honored endeavor, which has seen renewed interest in developed countries and continues to be plied around the world.
Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
ISBN-10: 1536204439
ISBN-13: 9781536204438
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 04/03/2020
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 12.00h x 8.30w x 0.60d
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2020
Booklist 04/01/2020 pg. 38
School Library Journal 05/01/2020 pg. 48
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2020
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2020 pg. 65
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
xHenry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in Portland, Maine, on February 27, 1807, and died on March 22, 1882. Longfellow moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, in December 1836 and is one of the great American Romantic poets. "The Village Blacksmith" was first published in 1841 and was inspired by his ancestor, Stephen Longfellow, a village smithy, schoolmaster, and town clerk. G. Brian Karas has illustrated more than ninety children's books, including two by Megan McDonald about Ant and Honey Bee; Tap Tap Boom Boom by Elizabeth Bluemle; Are You Going to Be Good? by Cari Best, a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year; and his most recent title, Night Job by Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse, a New York Times Notable Children's Book of the Year. G. Brian Karas lives in the Hudson Valley of New York.
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