Peter And The Wolf (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

by Sergei Prokofiev

Overview

Presents Prokofiev's vivid tale of a little boy named Peter who must save his animal friends form the wicked wolf.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780808585794
Publisher:	Perfection Learning Corporation
Publication date:	04/04/2019
Edition description:	THIS EDITION IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	AD850L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Chris Rashka was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, which is named for Selma Shirley Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon in England, the leader of Calvinist sect of the Methodist Church, known for her missionary zeal. He grew up in Lombard, Illinois, named for Josiah L. Lombard, a landowner; then later lived in Ann Arbor, Michigan, named for the wives of John Allen and Elisha Rumsey, both named Ann. He now lives with his wife and son in New York City, named for the grand old Duke of York.

Also by the author are the following books: the Caldecott Honor Book Yo! Yes?; Charlie Parker Played Be Bop; Mysterious Thelonious; John Coltrane's Giant Steps; and Can't Sleep.

Editorial Reviews

Language chosen for its sound at least as much as for its meaning lends an improvisatory air to this rendition of Prokofiev's musical tale, and theatrical illustrations definitely kick things up an additional notch. Having introduced themselves, the bird and the duck fall into an argument—"And the bird answers back: D-ducky d-dacky d-docky d-deeky. / And the duck answers back: Waieo, waieo, waieo, waieo"—before the cat and the wolf enter, Peter lassos the wolf and the hunters ("We are the men, / We are the men, / We are the men who hunt…") arrive to carry the captive off in triumph. For the art, Raschka alternates stylized pictures of the characters drawn in thick crayon and daubs of color with photos of elaborately decorated, ingeniously designed stage sets constructed from layers of cut and painted paper. He does make changes to the original's cast and plot in order to make the happy ending more explicit, but he's far from the first to do that. Among the plethora of Peters, his stands out for its seamless, jazzy match of verbal and visual exuberance. (Picture book. 6-8)

Kirkus Reviews