When a huge storm threatens to ruin a young boys summer, he decides to stand up and fight the weather. Courageous, strong-willed, and inventive, the boy finds a way to outsmart this powerful force of nature and regain his place playing in the sun.
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Following in the footsteps of Beowulf and Gilgamesh, our hero Lucius stands against the monstrous black cloud that threatens to ruin the rest of summer vacation. This epic struggle sees our hero fall beaten into a puddle only to rise and, with the aid of the flame in the tall Smoking Stack, conquer the cloud. Children will revel in this epic tale that turns the ordinary into the fantastic. As in the lays of old, the tale is told in rhyme offering children the satisfaction of heroic victory. --ChildrensPictureBook.info (May 2007)
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Kent Knowles was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the son of an Air Force Chaplain. He grew up traveling around the world and first began making art while attending high school in Germany. In 1997, he earned a B.F.A. in Painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design. He continued to pursue art as a graduate student in the Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia, where he earned his M.F.A. in Painting and Drawing in 2006. Kent currently lives in Atlanta with his wife Katherine and their fat black cat.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A young boy dares to stand up to the threatening black cloud,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lucius And the Storm (Hardcover)
Lucius and the Storm is a rhyming children's picturebook about a young boy who dares to stand up to the threatening black cloud with the potential to ruin his summer vacation. Though Lucius is beaten into a puddle, he rises again, and with help from the flame in the Smoking Stack, he attains victory over the cloud's oppression. The exuberantly fantastic color illustrations add the perfect touch to this whimsical adventure, told in the spirit of larger-than-life legends.
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A Young Boy with Courage,
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This review is from: Lucius And the Storm (Hardcover)
This inspiring story of courage and determination focuses on one boy's efforts to battle the weather. Lucius refuses to have his summer vacation ruined by an impending downpour so--brave soul that he is--he decides to take on the storm and fight to restore sunshine. The oil paintings are simply outstanding--moody, textural, and wonderfully evocative.
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Wonderful & brilliant!!!,
This review is from: Lucius And the Storm (Hardcover)
This children's book is wonderfully amazing. The artwork is fun and captivating... truly fun for all ages!
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