The Walrus and the Carpenter [Paperback]

Lewis Carroll (Author), Jane Breskin Zalben (Illustrator), Michael Patrick Hearn (Foreword)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up

A walrus and a carpenter encounter some oysters during their walk on the beach--an unfortunate meeting for the oysters.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

PW called this book "a fine presentation of [Carroll's] delightful classic." Age 4-8.
- delightful classic." Age 4-8.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-3 Zalben's wonderfully detailed double-page watercolors enhance Carroll's familiar poem. A companion volume to Jabberwocky (Albert Whitman, 1985), this book should introduce many new readers to Carroll's special nonsense verse and perhaps entice them to read the complete Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass . Even children too young to understand Carroll's humor will be enticed by the illustrations, most of which contain enough detail to keep their attention for longer than a cursory glance. One illustration particularly stands out. As the oysters approach shore to supposedly dine with the walrus and his friend, there is clear warning of their impending doom: a tin of oysterette crackers and a plump jar of oyster saucebut the oysters approach undaunted. A few sensitive children might cringe at a later page showing the empty oyster shells and the 11 pairs of shoes abandoned on the sand, but the total delights of this book should override this concern. Barbara McGinn, Oak Hill Elementary School , Severna Park, Md.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Boyds Mills Press (October 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563977192
• ISBN-13: 978-1563977190
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,911,796 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lewis Carroll (1832-1898), the pen name of Oxford mathematician, logician, photographer and author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, is famous the world over for his fantastic classics "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," "Through the Looking Glass," "The Hunting of the Snark," "Jabberwocky," and "Sylvie and Bruno."