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Written in the original's poetic style, this charming story tells the story of a one-legged tin soldier who falls in love with a paper-doll ballerina, and through a series of trials and tribulations, their love prevails.
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Kindergarten-Grade 3. Andersen's poignant story of unrequited love has been retold here for dramatic reading by Mitchell, a storyteller and performing poet. Therefore, the text is faithful to the original plot but not to its prose, a fact that may be disturbing to purists who value Andersen's literary language as well as his themes. Children who have not heard such dramatic readings may find the phrasing and line arrangement awkward. However, because the printed text is arranged as poetry, it provides a pleasing visual complement to Heale's woodcuts. The artist has maintained a heavy black line and uses bold black borders to frame each single-page illustration. The prints are hand colored in muted watercolors with shades of blue and brown predominating. The exception to this color scheme is the tin soldier. Although his size in each picture is small, in keeping with his powerlessness, he is made central to each page by his red coat, a red first introduced on the endpapers. His image thus seems to stand out as brightly as his steadfast heart. The illustrations, on ecru paper, have a lovely antique look that captures the timelessness of the tale. While the book may be more faithful to Andersen's spirit than to this words, it makes a nice addition to other illustrated retellings of the story.?Barbara Kiefer, Teachers College, Columbia University, NY
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Ages 4^-8. Mitchell retells Andersen's classic story, sticking close to the familiar version in essentials yet differing in some details. Laid out on the page in phrases, the text looks like free verse and has ans almost staccato effect when read aloud. The result is quite readable, if not quite Andersen. Heale's woodcut illustrations feature strong black lines and subtle watercolor washes. A plain black border frames each page of text and/or art. Libraries may have the excellent Rachel Isadora, Tor Seidler/Fred Marcellino, and Naomi Lewis/P. J. Lynch picture-book versions of The Steadfast Tin Soldier already. Buy this edition for an alternative vision of the tale. Carolyn Phelan
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- PublisherDk Pub
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 1564583104
- ISBN 13 9781564583109
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorHeale Jonathan
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Heale, Jonathan (illustrator). London. Dorling Kindersley Ltd. 1996. No later dates shown. Hard Cover. Square format approx 10 in by 10in. Beautifully published on heavy cream stock with woodcuts by Jonathan Heale. Text by Adrian Mitchell. Quarter bound blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine panel over buttermilk coloured boards. Sharp corners. Faintest hint of lightening at spine tail which is negligible. Book is fine. Illustrated dust jacket has a minuscule knock to the front panel junction with the flap but is otherwise fine. Written in the original's poetic style, this charming story tells the story of a one-legged tin soldier who falls in love with a paper-doll ballerina, and through a series of trials and tribulations, their love prevails. The dust jacket will be protected with a new inert archival 100 sleeve which is removable. Please contact us if you would like any more information or additional images. Postage price quoted outside the UK is for a book up to 1kg using UPS or Transglobal Express. For books sent within the UK, there will be no extra charge for books up to 2kg which are sent by Royal Mail. Postage quoted in the UK is the actual cost (£3.45). All books are sent in protective packing and custom book box. If your book is intended as a gift, please let us know and we will gift wrap it free of charge with a card and any message. Seller Inventory # *FEB0424002
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