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Enhanced by detailed, full-color illustrations, this powerful story of love, jealousy, and vengeance has been retold for young audiences while remaining true to its original plot.
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Grade 4-6?Done in picture-book format, this retelling is, of necessity, reduced to its bare bones, but the essentials of the complex plot have been captured. The pictures, full of action and crowded with scenes of the Parisian mob, the Festival of Fools, and the airy heights of the cathedral are skillfully drawn and colored with pale hues. Quasimodo's crooked figure and distorted face are appropriately repulsive, a foil to Esmeralda's grace and beauty. Middle grade readers familiar with the Disney movie will particularly enjoy this spin-off of the original novel.?Shirley Wilton, Ocean County College, Toms River, NJ
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (40 pp.; $15.95; Sept. 1997; 0-531- 30055-2): A storybook retelling of Hugo's classic of the lonely bellringer and his hopeless love for the beautiful gypsy girl, Esmerelda, whom he rescues from hanging and the evil archdeacon Dom Frollo and reunites with her mother. While remaining relatively faithful to the original, this version from Wynne- Jones (The Maestro, 1996, etc.) is always competent, but never compelling. Slavin creates lovely illustrations, but his pale washes leave even the most festive scenes sedate. The volume lacks power or emotion; adults seeking an alternative--any alternative--to the Disney film may find that this one hardly competes for the hearts and minds of the target audience. (Fiction. 5-8) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Slavin, Bill (illustrator). Enhanced by detailed, full-color illustrations, this powerful story of love, jealousy, and vengeance has been retold for young audiences while remaining true to its original plot. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Mylar protector included. Has been glued back into its covers after being shaken loose. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library. Seller Inventory # 123769234
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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Key Porter Books, Toronto, 1996
ISBN 10: 0531300552
ISBN 13: 9780531300558
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Illustrated by Bill Slavin (illustrator). First Edition. [40] p. 26 cm. Signed by Illustrator Sound and square binding. Minor wear at corners. A bit of rubbing. Dustjacket has light edgewear and rubbing. Crease to corner of rear flap. Not price-clipped. Watercolour illustrations by Canadian illustrator Bill Slavin who has inscribed the book to "Summer" on the title page. A retelling of Victor Hugo's classic story about Quasimodo and Esmeralda. Seller Inventory # 295
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