Condor Magic

Lyn Littlefield Hoopes

ISBN 10: 1882728963 / ISBN 13: 9781882728961

Published by Benefactory, 1997

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1882728963I3N00

Synopsis:

Book by Hoopes, Lyn Littlefield

Reviews: Grade 1-4ABroad impressionistic vistas and a poetic text invite readers to imagine soaring into "a wild, warm pocket of sky" as a "mysterious, magical, wild condor." Romanticized verbal imagery and suggestive, deep-toned paintings sketch the long history of the giant bird including its near extinction in the mid-20th century and the more recent captivity/recovery efforts. There's a certain amount of puffery and some vagueness, too, in the presentation, but homely reality emerges occasionally: "Now this, my friend,/is how you're dressed:/your head is naked/to avoid the mess....You eat sticky innards/and gutsy mush./Your neck feathers bristle/like a toilet brush." A crowded concluding page contains a glossary, a small photograph of a "real California Condor released in Arizona," a small paragraph on recent releases of captive bred condors back into the wild, and a statement about the Humane Society of the United States. There's also a key to Native American symbols that allegedly appear in the art; these are not readily located and seem extraneous to the dreamy, evocative art style or any information in the text. The murky view here is less apt to spark the interest of children than the striking photographs that appear in several documentary books done over the past decade. This well-intentioned appreciation of the bird will work best in classrooms where teachers encourage children to explore subjects through art and writing.AMargaret Bush, Simmons College, Boston
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Bibliographic Details

Title: Condor Magic
Publisher: Benefactory
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket