Hiawatha (Picture Puffins) [Paperback]

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Author), Susan Jeffers (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Picture Puffins

The classic American poem The Song of Hiawatha is developed into a tale covering the childhood of Hiawatha and telling the story of his early years, when he first learned the Native American way of life from his grandmother. Reprint. AB. SLJ.

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Language Notes

Text: Spanish --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Puffin (October 1, 1996)
• Language: English, Spanish
• ISBN-10: 0140558829
• ISBN-13: 978-0140558821
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #175,424 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #70 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Literature > Poetry > General
  • #85 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Literature & Fiction > World Literature > United States > 19th Century

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A childhood classic comes alive, July 20, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Hiawatha (Picture Puffins) (Paperback)

I have this poem memorized because my father recited it to me so many times as a child. This illustrated version has beautiful pictures that capture the fact that this is the story of child and embody the lyric quality of Longfellows poem.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A captivating, emotional charge. Beautiful!, October 28, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Hiawatha (Spanish Edition) (Hardcover)

Susan Jeffers' drawings exemplify the clarity and imagination of Longfellow's epic poem to a tee. A must have for every child's library, hopefully to be read over and over again.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice Presentation of Classic Poem, March 14, 2007

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This review is from: Hiawatha (Picture Puffins) (Paperback)

"Hiawatha" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, with drawings by Susan Jeffers brings us a great poem with nice pictures.

"By the shores of Gitche Gumee," begins Longfellow's famous poem, "Song of Hiawatha."

Presented here, stanza-by-stanza, we read the delicious language of Hiawatha's story, from birth to teenage years. It is not the legend of an American Indian that makes it so inviting, or even Longfellow's excellent use of simple English. It is the story of a young boy who happens to be an American Indian. Any boy or girl, especially those growing up where winter nights are frosty, where pine trees whisper, and owls and owlets hoot and laugh, will enjoy the prosaic poem.

It is like reading a walk through the woods.

Longfellow's work is not the only strength on this edition. Susan Jeffers' drawings bring in artistic realism.

Ultimately, the poem will be the lasting value, but it is available anywhere. It is public domain. It is the mix of art and poetry.

I fully recommend "Hiawatha" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Anthony Trendl
editor, HungarianBookstore.com