Items related to Where Have The Unicorns Gone
Long ago, unicorns lived in a haven of sun-dappled glades and flower-filled dells. But as civilization spread over the ages -- with its fierce knights, its chugging trains, its thick smogs -- unicorns had to find a new sanctuary. Where? Jane Yolen finds a magical answer in the traditional unicorn myth. Her rhythmic, rhymed text is irresistible to read aloud. And Ruth Sanderson's brilliant artwork gives unicorns a bold reality in everything from ancient cave paintings to their secret, present-day home. After reading this tribute to the mystical, mysterious unicorn, children will enjoy looking for these elusive creatures in the world around them.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
Jane Yolen has written more than 200 books for children and adults, including Owl Moon, winner of the Caldecott Medal, and Moon Ball. Her numerous awards include the Golden Kite Award, the National Jewish Book Award, the Nebula Award, the World Fantasy Award, and five honors for her body of work in children's literature: the Kerlan Award, the Keene State Award, the Regina Medal, the Anna V. Zarrow Award, and the Literary Lights for Children Award. She lives with her husband in Hatfield, Massachusetts.
From School Library Journal:
Kindergarten-Grade 4-A purposeful poem poses the question and gives its own answers in words and pictures. The unicorns have fled and disappeared into the sea before the worst aspects of civilization-war, deforestation, industrialization, and overpopulation-threaten their existence. The poem reads aloud well. The onomatopoeic descriptions ("clacketing mills" and "chuggering trains") and alliterative phrases ("ribbon-rolled river" and "perfect peace of ponds") roll pleasantly off the tongue. However, some of the language, e.g., "Routed by gouts of iron-red flames" and "the cataphonetics of city and town," seems rhetorically ornate. The illustrator's extravagant, romanticized double-page spreads are as grandiose as the poetry, using a complex method of layering oils on gessoed Masonite panels, sometimes textured with pumice gel and modeling paste. Overall, there is no real plot and what strives to be inspiring seems ultimately pretentious. Marianna Mayer's The Unicorn and the Lake (Dial, 1982; o.p.) is more touching and compelling and Michael Hague's unicorns are more powerfully rendered.
Kate McClelland, Perrot Memorial Library, Old Greenwich, CT
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Kate McClelland, Perrot Memorial Library, Old Greenwich, CT
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherSimon & Schuster Children's Publishing
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0689824653
- ISBN 13 9780689824654
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorSanderson Ruth
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 22.93
Shipping:
US$ 3.25
Within U.S.A.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Where Have The Unicorns Gone
Published by
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
(2000)
ISBN 10: 0689824653
ISBN 13: 9780689824654
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Sanderson, Ruth (illustrator). Buy for Great customer experience. Seller Inventory # GoldenDragon0689824653
Buy New
US$ 22.93
Convert currency
Stock Image
Where Have The Unicorns Gone
Published by
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
(2000)
ISBN 10: 0689824653
ISBN 13: 9780689824654
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Sanderson, Ruth (illustrator). New. Seller Inventory # Wizard0689824653
Buy New
US$ 27.26
Convert currency
Stock Image
Where Have The Unicorns Gone
Published by
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
(2000)
ISBN 10: 0689824653
ISBN 13: 9780689824654
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Sanderson, Ruth (illustrator). New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0689824653
Buy New
US$ 27.67
Convert currency
Stock Image
Where Have The Unicorns Gone
Published by
Simon Schuster
(2000)
ISBN 10: 0689824653
ISBN 13: 9780689824654
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: new. Sanderson, Ruth (illustrator). Seller Inventory # FrontCover0689824653
Buy New
US$ 29.64
Convert currency
Stock Image
Where Have The Unicorns Gone
Published by
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
(2000)
ISBN 10: 0689824653
ISBN 13: 9780689824654
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Sanderson, Ruth (illustrator). New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0689824653
Buy New
US$ 33.00
Convert currency
Stock Image
Where Have The Unicorns Gone
Published by
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
(2000)
ISBN 10: 0689824653
ISBN 13: 9780689824654
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Sanderson, Ruth (illustrator). Prompt service guaranteed. Seller Inventory # Clean0689824653
Buy New
US$ 33.00
Convert currency
Stock Image
Where Have The Unicorns Gone
Published by
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
(2000)
ISBN 10: 0689824653
ISBN 13: 9780689824654
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Sanderson, Ruth (illustrator). Brand New Copy. Seller Inventory # BBB_new0689824653
Buy New
US$ 38.90
Convert currency
Stock Image
Where Have The Unicorns Gone
Published by
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
(2000)
ISBN 10: 0689824653
ISBN 13: 9780689824654
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Sanderson, Ruth (illustrator). Seller Inventory # Abebooks150352
Buy New
US$ 59.00
Convert currency
Stock Image
Where Have The Unicorns Gone
Published by
Simon & Schuster Children's Pu
(2000)
ISBN 10: 0689824653
ISBN 13: 9780689824654
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 2
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Sanderson, Ruth (illustrator). Brand New!. Seller Inventory # VIB0689824653
Buy New
US$ 62.49
Convert currency
Stock Image
WHERE HAVE THE UNICORNS GONE
Published by
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
(2000)
ISBN 10: 0689824653
ISBN 13: 9780689824654
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Sanderson, Ruth (illustrator). New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.85. Seller Inventory # Q-0689824653
Buy New
US$ 74.40
Convert currency