Henry's Stars
فرمت کتاب
ebook
تاریخ انتشار
2015
Lexile Score
500
Reading Level
1-2
نویسنده
David Elliotشابک
9780698175419
کتاب های مرتبط
- اطلاعات
- نقد و بررسی
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نقد و بررسی
March 1, 2015
Henry, the likable pig of Henry's Map (2013), is back in this picture book. Stargazing one evening from his front stoop, Henry sees a group of stars that seem to form a picture in the sky-a picture that to Henry's eyes is the Great Pig. Excited, Henry runs to where his sheep friends are just heading off to bed and shows them the stars. They stare and see...a Great Sheep. Abigail the cow joins them, and she sees a Great Star Cow. And on it goes. Even the chickens see Heavenly Hens. Irritated, Henry goes back to his stoop. Elliot's gentle writing is quietly humorous, and his illustrations, with their softly rendered nightscapes, capture the magic and mystery of night-sky gazing. The problem, though, is that the ending lacks developmental impact. Henry, after going home and sitting alone, once again sees the Great Pig and rushes off to tell his friends, just as he did at the beginning of the story. And this feels flattish. Nothing, apparently, has changed. The back endpapers show the clever visual reveal of a starry sky with all the animals delineated, but it would have had more impact if it were included in the body of the story. A lovely story with fetching illustrations that needs a more developed ending to completely succeed. (Picture book. 3-6)
April 1, 2015
PreS-Gr 3-In this charming companion to Henry's Map (Philomel, 2013), the young pig and his farm animal friends discover the wonder of the nighttime sky. One warm evening, as Henry sits gazing at the stars, he notices how one particular cluster forms the shape of a pig. Thrilled by his discovery, he rushes to the woolshed to share his exciting news about the "Great Pig in the Sky." But when the sheep look in the direction Henry points, they see something different. Abigail the cow is next on the scene. When the sheep triumphantly tell her they've discovered the "Great Sheep of the Stars," Abigail peers into the sky and definitely sees a "Great Star Cow." Mr. Brown discerns only the "Great Starry Horse," and, of course, the chickens perceive Heavenly Hens! By now Henry's excitement has turned to dismay, and even he can no longer see the Great Pig in the Sky. He retreats to his sty, leaving the squabbles of his barnyard friends behind. It is there, in the quiet of the night, that the Great Pig appears to Henry once again. Elliot's watercolor and pencil illustrations seamlessly blend the realism and farce that makes this story work so well. The spreads succeed in conveying both the expansiveness of space and the animals' personal reactions to their conflicting perceptions. Teachers will enjoy using this story to exemplify point of view or introduce a unit on constellations. Younger audiences will relate to Henry and delight in the predictability of his predicament. VERDICT This modern-day fable deserves a place in most collections.-Lynn Van Auken, Oak Bluffs School, Oak Bluffs, MA
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