Abracadabra [Hardcover]

Dieter Schubert (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 18, 1993 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

The forest animals unite to foil a mischievous wizard who has been casting spells on them.

 

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Ages 3^-8. As in Arnold's Duck, Duck, Goose? reviewed on page 1821, the basis for this story is the entertaining notion of animals switching body parts. This time, however, the changes are made without the animals' approval: Macrobius the Magician is amusing himself with a series of practical jokes. As he goes through the forest, he gives Bear a pig's snout, Frog a set of butterfly wings, and Fox webbed paws. Surprisingly, it's meek Hedgehog who comes up with a plan to outwit the magician, but the Schuberts leave the conclusion open-ended, challenging children to guess what the next development will be. Watercolor illustrations combine funny touches (the decor of the Magician's room reveals him to be a mischievous child wizard) with softly colored, nicely detailed animals and landscapes. Susan Dove Lempke

From Kirkus Reviews

A bear with a pig snout? A frog with wings? Macrobius the magician has played mix and match with all the animals in the forest. Something has to be done about him--soon. The animals think that Fox will have an answer, but even he has fallen under the spell and sports large yellow goose feet. Lowly Hedgehog comes up with a plan and all of them work together to best Macrobius. The text of this ``united we stand'' story is adequate, but the lively illustrations run away with the honors. Detailed watercolors, many of them full-bleed, double-page spreads, feature a large cast of mixed-up animals, an atmospheric forest, and a rather timid magician. Children will have fun figuring out whose misplaced body parts belong to whom, and the endpapers offer clues to Macrobius's bewitchment. (Picture book. 2-8) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Lemniscaat USA (February 18, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886910170
• ISBN-13: 978-1886910171
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,878,738 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Abracadabra, April 7, 2000

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Susan J. Englisis - See all my reviews

This review is from: Abracadabra (Hardcover)

My son thoroughly enjoyed it. He was both enchanted and delighted. It definitey brought out his own creativity and kept his interest from cover to cover. Great book to read together, over and over and over again!