Robin Hood - Hardcover

Early, Margaret

4.1

29 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810944286 ISBN 13: 9780810944282

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, 1996

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Meticulously detailed paintings and beautiful, colorful borders bring to life the life and legend of the great English folkhero Robin Hood, Maid Marian, the evil Sheriff of Nottingham, and Robin's fellow outlaws, Little John, Friar Tuck, and Alan a'Dale.

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From School Library Journal:

Grade 2-5?In these 14 adventures of Robin Hood, Early presents a well-rounded telling from Robin's becoming an outlaw, to his friendships with Little John, Friar Tuck, and others; his love for Maid Marian; his capture; escape; King Richard's return; and Robin's death. The language is not as difficult as the traditional Pyle, but the formal tone suits the sense of history. The selections read well and are linked to those preceding and following, but what is astonishing about the book is the attention to detail that turns it into a total aesthetic experience. Each page-long "chapter" is divided into two columns and decorated with an ornate gilded border to relate it to the bordered painting of the action on the opposing page. The full-page paintings are rich in color and detail and lushly reproduced with gold-leaf trim to resemble a miniature from a medieval book of hours. The art resembles Early's work from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1989) and William Tell (1991, both Abrams), but the color seems even more resplendent. This is as good as any available Robin Hood, and, because of the art, better than most.?Helen Gregory, Grosse Pointe Public Library, MI
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From Publishers Weekly:

There's always room for a skillful variation on a classic tale, as Early (William Tell) demonstrates by matching condensed versions of well-known tales about Robin Hood with suitably "medieval" art. Fourteen one-page episodes sketch the high points of the legendary outlaw's career, from "How Robin Hood Became an Outlaw" through his meeting with Little John, the marriage of Alan a'Dale and the visit of a disguised King Richard to Robin's camp. (No source is given, although all these dramas will be familiar to anyone who has read Howard Pyle's The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood.) Facing the stories, and tied to them by matching borders, are the illustrations. Their style evokes medieval illuminated manuscripts, complete with gold highlights, patterned backgrounds, flat perspective and stiff, posed figures. Detailed and richly colored, they should suit this book's primary audience?not children, though they may enjoy having the stories read to them, but those adults who are already familiar with the Robin Hood cycle and who appreciate lavish, gift-book presentations. All ages.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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