A Ride on the Red Mare's Back
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (686 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0531070794 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 48 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Christi Lee Baker said Five Stars. love ulg. Truly Delightful Story of Family Love I bought this book, knowing nothing about it, but was intrigued by the red wooden horse on the cover. The illustrations in this book are a smorgasbord to the eyes. The loving faces of the family members mirror tender love and concern for one another. The little sister has knit a scarf for her brother, but he has been taken by the trolls. Her father was injured by the trolls and returned home unable to save he son.She realizes that there is no one else, other than herself, who can attempt to save her brother. Her mother has a new baby and must stay to take care of it, and her father has been too traumatized and injured . Superb! This is a fantastic story with beautiful illustrations.I bought it for my daughter when she was five. At the age of twelve it is still a favorite of hers, and for me as well. Since Le Guin has used techniques from oral traditions, it is simply wonderful to read aloud.I think this is an example of a perfectly written short story. Everything in the story has a purpose. Not a word can be taken away without detracting from the story, and any additions would be superfluous.This is one of the few books that will not be traded in or given to a library.
In the haunting, singsong language of an epic poem, Le Guin depicts the primeval northern country where the nameless girl dwells with her family. In Downing's paintings, too, the red mare (based on a Swedish woodcarving) leaps vividly to life, shaking her bridle of flowers as she crosses a silvery landscape bathed in bluish light. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. The trolls, with their white, moonlike faces, long talons and spikey hair are appropriately hideous. Ages 6-9. For that one night, the figure is transformed into a flesh-and-blood mare of fiery red, which helps the girl find her imprisoned brother and bring him home. Le Guin's evocative prose takes the reader on that wild ride through the chill darkness--we hear the mare's hooves on a wooden bridge; we see the piles of refuse and the scampering rats in the interior of the troll's fortress. . From Publishers Weekly Text and art
With the aid of her magic wooden horse, a brave girl travels to the High House in the mountains to rescue her kidnapped brother from the trolls.