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Title: Henry David's House by Henry David Thoreau, Steven Schnur, Peter Fiore ISBN: 0-88106-116-6 Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing Pub. Date: February, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The beauty, power and subtlety of solitary living
Comment: Illustrated by Peter Fiore and edited by Steven Schnur, Henry David's House introduces young readers ages 5 to 9 to the life, thought and writings of Henry David Thoreau. Text and illustration collaborate to showcase the beauty, power and subtlety of solitary living withing the context of a nature-oriented retreat as represented by Thoreau's tiny house in the woods and on the shore of Walden Pond. Henry David's House is an enthusiastically recommended addition to school and community picturebook collections.
Rating: 5
Summary: Living the Simple Life.....
Comment: "Near the end of March I borrowed an axe and went down to the woods by Walden Pond and began to cut down some tall white pines for timber..." Author, Steven Schnur has chosen several wonderfully engaging passages from Henry David Thoreau's Walden, in this elegant picture book, and young readers will really get a vivid sense of the hard, yet rewarding work of building his house, the few possessions needed to live comfortably, the beauty of the changing seasons, and living the simple life in harmony with nature. "Sometimes, in a summer morning, having taken my accustomed bath, I sat in my sunny doorway from sunrise till noon, rapt in a revery, amidst the pines and hickories and sumachs, in undisturbed solitude and stillness, while the birds sang around or flitted noiseless through the house, until by the sun falling in at my west window, or the noise of some traveller's wagon on the distant highway, I was reminded of the lapse of time." Peter Fiore's lush and exquisite watercolor illustrations bring the splendor of Thoreau's existence at Walden Pond to life on the page, and together word and art evoke feelings of peace, quiet, and contentment. Perfect for readers 8-12, this book works well as a real aloud with D.B. Johnson's Henry Builds a Cabin, for younger children. With an editor's note at the end to fill in further biographical details about Thoreau and his time at Walden, Henry David's House is an evocative treasure to read, share, and most of all discuss. "We can never have enough of Nature."
Rating: 5
Summary: A great introduction to Thoreau for young readers.
Comment: Henry David's House is a picturebook adaptation by Steven Schnur of a part of Henry David Thoreau's classic nature book "Walden", told with only a limited amount of editing. Beautiful, slightly abstract yet full-color illustrations by Peter Fiore bring this classic thinker's words to vibrant life for young readers. Henry David's House is a superb introduction to a literary masterpiece for young readers, and its final message, "We can never have enough of Nature," reverberates in the hearts of all ages. Highly recommended for family, school, and community library picturebook collections.
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Title: Henry Climbs a Mountain by D.B. Johnson ISBN: 0618269029 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 22 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Henry Builds a Cabin by D.B. Johnson ISBN: 0618132015 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 26 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Walking With Henry: Based on the Life and Works of Henry David Thoreau by Thomas Locker ISBN: 1555913555 Publisher: Fulcrum Pub Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Louisa May and Mr. Thoreau's Flute by Julie Dunlap, Marybeth Lorbiecki, Mary Azarian ISBN: 0803724705 Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Henry Hikes to Fitchburg by D.B. Johnson ISBN: 0395968674 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 28 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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