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The Sea Monster's Secret [Hardcover]

Malka Drucker (Author), Christopher Aja (Illustrator)
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When a young man steps into the enchanted skin of a sea monster, he finds himself transformed into a fearless explorer--and a generous hero. Amazing underwater adventures fill his nights, and he returns home each dawn with a bounty of fish for all the village to share. But how long can he hide his new identity? Based on a traditional Haida/Tlingit (Pacific Northwest/Western Canadian story, this luminously illustrated tale will capture the imagination of all who dream of exploring the mysterious world beneath the waves.

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Grade 1-3A young man who is tired of being taunted by his mother-in-law for his laziness ventures out alone one night to find a legendary bay. There he kills a ferocious sea monster, takes on its skin, and swims far out to sea, bringing back food for his family. The nagging woman is convinced that the bounty has come in response to her prayers and she applauds herself for her powers. When the sea monster comes to the village, the awful woman flees in terror and is never seen again. This somewhat limp retelling lacks character motivation and, puzzlingly considering the afterword, fails to ground the storys locale. (Readers are told that Drucker was intrigued by a Tlingit totem pole she saw near Ketchikan, AK, and found several written versions of the sea monsters story.) And while Ajas deep icy-looking blues, greens, and violets cast a far-north glow and his broad angles give a sculpted totem-pole effect, the illustrations large shapes and swirling lines of color tend to overpower the story.Barbara Elleman, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Malka Drucker is the author of 20 books, including the award-winning-Frida Kahlo, Rescuers: Portraits of Moral Courage in the Holocaust, Grandma's Latkes and White Fire: A Portrait of Women Spiritual Leaders in America. White Fire won the 2005 PEN Southwest Book Award in non-fiction. Her highly acclaimed Jewish Holiday Series won the Southern California Council on Literature for Children Prize series. Another of her biographies, ELIEZER BEN YEHUDA: Father of Modern Hebrew won the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Janusz Korczak Literary Competition and Frida Kahlo was chosen as an American Bookseller "PICK OF THE LISTS." She belongs to many literary organizations, including: The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, The Southern California Council on Literature for Young People, the Association of Jewish Librarians, The Authors Guild, and PEN.

Ordained in 1998 from the Academy for Jewish Religion, a transdenominational seminary, Malka Drucker is also the founding rabbi of HaMakom: The Place for Passionate and Progressive Judaism, in Santa Fe, New Mexico



Christopher Aja is a contributor for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt as illustrator titles including: "The Sea Monster's Secret".  

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  • Hardcover: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books; First Edition edition (April 12, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0152006192
  • ISBN-13: 978-0152006198
  • Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 9.3 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,078,506 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Malka Drucker is the author of 21 books, including the award-winning-Frida Kahlo, Rescuers: Portraits of Moral Courage in the Holocaust, Grandma's Latkes and White Fire: A Portrait of Women Spiritual Leaders in America. White Fire won the 2005 PEN Southwest Book Award in non-fiction. Her highly acclaimed Jewish Holiday Series won the Southern California Council on Literature for Children Prize series. Another of her biographies, ELIEZER BEN YEHUDA: Father of Modern Hebrew won the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Janusz Korczak Literary Competition and Frida Kahlo was chosen as an American Bookseller "PICK OF THE LISTS." She belongs to many literary organizations, including: The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, The Southern California Council on Literature for Young People, the Association of Jewish Librarians, The Authors Guild, and PEN. Her newest book, Jewish American Heroes, publishes, August 2008.

Ordained in 1998 from the Academy for Jewish Religion, a transdenominational seminary, Malka Drucker is also the founding rabbi of HaMakom: The Place for Passionate and Progressive Judaism, in Santa Fe, New Mexico

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic folktale, April 18, 2008
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This is one of my kids' all time favorite books. In fact, whenever I read it to my 4 year old, my 9 and 11 year old inevitably make their way into the room to listen to me read it, because they loved it so much when they were younger. It does start off with the young man killing the Sea Monster with an ingenuous trap, so children who are very sensitive to this might be bothered (but the death is certainly far less prominent than your average Disney movie).
The artwork is a thrill to look at as much as the story is compelling, making it one of my favorites as well.
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