Baron Rides Out: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.

MITCHELL, Adrian.

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ISBN 10: 0399212809 ISBN 13: 9780399212802

Published by Philomel Books,, NY:, 1985

Language: English

Condition: Used - Near fine Hardcover

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First American edition. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper, else near fine in a near fine, price clipped dust jacket.

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Title

Baron Rides Out: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.

Publisher

Philomel Books,, NY:

Publication Date

1985

Language

English

ISBN 10

0399212809

ISBN 13

9780399212802

Binding

Hardcover

Illustrator

Illustrated by Patrick Benson

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

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Children's Literature II

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Retells Baron Munchausen's boastful account of his amazing adventures as he travels around the world.

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Grade 2-4 Tall tales are wonderful paths that lead to thoughts about the relativity of Truth. The Baron's are harmless fun, pure art in their outrageous matter-of-factness. The four or five short adventures retold here in economical but not patronizing prose offer the illustrator a tempting opportunity to supply the melodramatic content. Benson does so with verve, using ink lines and transparent watercolors to depict a Ceylonese jungle with appropriate birds and monkeys as well as a terrifying giant alligator and an enormous leaping lion. The Jack Benny look on the Baron's face as he's squeezed by a giant Peter the Great exemplifies the mastery of gesture and expression that Benson commands. And the details of ducks and chicks at the patched-up water trough when the horse tries to drink his fill demonstrate this illustrator's skill in making details extend the text's telling. Endpapers and a delightful tongue-in-cheek double-spread title page add considerably to the total experience. For those who enjoy our Paul Bunyan, this German teller of tall tales will be a special delight. Kenneth Marantz, Art Education Department, Ohio State University, Columbus
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