Wild Horse Winter
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (990 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0811812111 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 40 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In spare, imagistic prose (an English translation of the Japanese text), Honda relates the horses' annual climatic battle from a colt's point of view. Unfortunately, the text is ultimately rather flat, and gets bogged down in a blow-by-blow account: the scarce food, the first snow, the deepening drifts, the life-sustaining burial, the eventual trek to the sea to feast on kelp. Ages 2-8. From Publishers Weekly According to an endnote, this book tells of the real-life wild horses of the Japanese island of Hokkaido, who survive brutal winters by allowing the snow to bury them completely. Honda's full-spread watercolors, in wintry hues of ice blue and white, offer a sweeping, impressionistic panorama of the herd plowing through the drifts. And rather than culminating in a hoped-for dramatic climax, the narrative peters out lamely with the intimation of sp
"very well illustrated, sorta above my 2yr olds head on the story line." according to T. norris. I'd say this book is not for anyone under 5. Its not a "happy" book until the end.. A 5 Star Book But Perhaps a Narrow Niche Terrie This book was a five star experience for me. It has beautiful illustrations that totally transported me to the wind and snow blinding atmosphere of a blizzard. I could feel the sturdy bodies of the wild horses it depicts struggling against the elements. I could hear there huffing and snuffling groans as they fought to survive in the harsh environment and I could hear their breathing as the steam rose from their warm nostrils while they stood completely buried in the drifted snow. The artist and author, Tesuya Honda has done a brilliant job of depicting a very rarified experience and made it come to life. . "Wild Horse Winter" according to Wendy Ewald. My five year old daughter loved this book particularly for the illustrations. The illustrator's use of color really captured her eye. The story itself is based on fact and is quite suspenseful and a little scary. We definately felt compelled to find out how the story ends!
A wonderful book for reading aloud or for sharing, the story subtly parallels the growth of all creatures and underscores the strong bonds that exist between parent and child.. The soft paintings combine with the simple text to bring a vanishing breed vividly to life. Based on an actual event, this suspenseful story tells the miraculous saga of a herd of beautiful wild horses and details the life of a young colt as it matures and follows the lead of its protective mother to overcome a wild, raging blizzard in the dramatic conclusion of their journey