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5.0 out of 5 stars
Beauty and magic of the Kalevala retold,
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This review is from: The Maiden of Northland: A Hero Tale of Finland (Hardcover)
Aaron Shepard's loving and powerful retelling of the Kalevala epic captures the beauty, magic, poetry and grace of the original in a form highly accessible even to very young children. My half-Finnish daughters (ages 5 and 7) sat captivated through a first reading and insisted on a second, thoroughly entranced by the magical power of Vainamoinen's poetry and song and eager to touch their Finnish heritage. But there's enough depth here to appeal to older children, too. Carol Schwartz's rich and colorful illustrations add a glimpse of daily life in the ancient Finnish countryside that makes the magic all the more real by placing it among such believable folk.
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The Maiden of Northland: A Hero Tale of Finland by Aaron Shepard (Hardcover - May 1, 1996)
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