Mollie Whuppie and the Giant - Hardcover
A poor woodcutter's youngest daughter outwits a giant and wins royal husbands for herself and her sisters.
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Kindergarten-Grade 2?In this embellished version of the traditional English folktale, Mollie Whuppie, the female counterpart to Jack of beanstalk fame, tricks the giant and secures bright futures and good matches for herself and her two sisters. Although Muller has filled his story with many more details than traditional retellings, his pacing and use of language work to create an effective but inherently more didactic tale. He defines motives and manipulates the plot in an attempt to underscore the good-vs-evil dichotomy. With a nod to modern sensibilities, he has Mollie set off to see the world before settling down with the king's son. This narrative is not the tale, plain and simple, but takes pains to define the characters' roles in a story that exhorts the virtues of outwitting others at their own games, and turning adversity to advantage by doing unto others before they do unto you. Full-page ink and colored-pencil illustrations with occasional use of silhouettes are reminiscent of the art-nouveau style.?Corinne Camarata, Port Washington Public Library, NY
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherScholastic Book Service
- ISBN 10 0590711067
- ISBN 13 9780590711067
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Mollie Whuppie and the Giant
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North Winds Press, Richmond Hill, Ontario
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Book Description [0-590-71106-7] 1982, 1st edition. (hardcover) Near fine in very good dust jacket. 44pp. 8vo. A modern retell of a traditional folktale, about a clever girl who outwits a giant. Signed first edition. Book lightly rubbed along lower edge. Jacket shows at along the upper and lower edges. Lovely copy. Seller Inventory # 129639
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MOLLIE WHUPPIE AND THE GIANT
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North Winds Press, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
(1982)
ISBN 10: 0590711067
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: very good +. First printing. A modern retelling of a traditional folktale about a clever and fearless young girl who outwits a giant after being abandoned in a forest. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creaes on pages. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped. Some rubbing around edge of jacket. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). Seller Inventory # 5653
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