Jimmy the Hand

Jimmy the Hand
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Riftwar: Legends of the Riftwar Series, Book 3

مشارکت: عنوان و توضیح کوتاه هر کتاب را ترجمه کنید این ترجمه بعد از تایید با نام شما در سایت نمایش داده خواهد شد.
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فرمت کتاب

ebook

تاریخ انتشار

2009

نویسنده

S.M. Stirling

شابک

9780061842665
  • اطلاعات
  • نقد و بررسی
  • دیدگاه کاربران
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نقد و بررسی

Publisher's Weekly

August 4, 2008
Feist and Stirling bring humor and pathos to 13-year-old Jimmy the Hand's third escapade (after 2002's Murder in La Mut). Krondor's ever-resourceful boy thief, not content with helping Princess Anita and Prince Arutha make a seaward escape from the city's viceroy, rescues Hotfingers Flora and some unlucky fellow thieves from prison. Jimmy goes into exile with grateful Flora, hoping to find her Land's End relatives, and soon winds up aiding another damsel in distress: fellow teenager Lorrie Merford, searching for her younger brother, who was kidnapped by her parents' killers. This simple, charming fairy tale will appeal to adult fans of the Riftwar books as well as mature teens who don't mind a bit of romance in their sword-and-sorcery.



School Library Journal

August 1, 2013
PreS-Gr 2-Jimmy lives in a small Caribbean town with "one small church and if you're lucky, a little gym where you can hit a punching bag." At the gym, Jimmy learns about the history and struggles of boxer Muhammad Ali and is discovered by trainer Don Apolinar. Seeing similarities between Ali and himself, Jimmy reads and re-reads the books and clippings about Ali that Apolinar gave him-even while he shadowboxes. When Don leaves the community, Jimmy stays to "maintain the gym" and "create a library." Meager text (translated from the Spanish by Elisa Amado), peppered with Ali-like phrasing and subtle, expressive illustrations by Rafael Yockteng creates an atypical story of loving who you are and your community. More than a passing mention of creating a library and Jimmy's quest for respect and dignity could have given Buitrago's story (Groundwood, 2010) more substance. Children are drawn to the boxing legend's story, so Jimmy's interest in Ali and the clippings and books he reads can be tied to fact vs. fiction, biography, and cultural diversity lessons. Luis Moreno's narration is precise and well paced, and he varies his delivery appropriately while quoting Ali. Page-turn signals are optional.-"Jane Newschwander, Fluvanna County Public Schools, VA"

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