Nicholas, Where Have You Been? - Softcover

Lionni, Leo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340504145 ISBN 13: 9780340504147

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton General Division, 1990

Synopsis

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Grabbed in the meadow and taken high into the sky, Nicholas the mouse's search for ripe red berries becomes a horrific adventure, but when the bird turns out to be an ally by helping him reach the high branches, Nicholas learns an important lesson.

About this title

About the Author

Leo Lionni wrote and illustrated more than 40 picture books, including four Caldecott Honor Books. He died in 1999 at the age of 89.

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3 The mice community is angered by the birds who continually pick the sweetest berries, while the mice are left with the unripened ones. When Nicholas goes in search of a berry patch unscathed by birds, he is snatched up by a large black bird, falls into a nest sheltering three baby birds, becomes friendly with them, and finally returns to his fellow mice, telling them of the good deeds of the bird family. The large white pages are filled with Lionni's marbleized, textured, and color paper collages. The green foliage provides a satisfying brightness to the grays, browns, and blacks. His mice and birds are well developed and multi-dimensional with their sharp-lined shapes and body parts. Facial expressions of anger and confusion are particularly effective. The text is composed of brief sentences that aptly support each page of action. The story is a little heavy-handed in its message (i.e., the final scene in which one mouse says, ``One bad bird doesn't make a flock'')a saccharine ending to an otherwise delightful story. The book has potential for prompting classroom discussions. Mary Beth Burgoyne, Mesa Public Library, Ariz.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton General Division
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0340504145
• ISBN 13: 9780340504147
• Binding: Paperback