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Profiling the sixth-century Saint Ciaran of Saighir, first saint of Ireland, Schmidt (The Blessing of the Lord) piles on more information and ideas than his picture book can hold. On the one hand, the whole of Ciaran's life story, as presented here, appears to be ideal subject matter--from the falling star his mother seemingly swallows before his birth, to the bell Saint Patrick gives him in Rome (it will peal only when Ciaran reaches "the flowing spring of Saighir"), to his fellowship with wild animals. But the individual components of the story demand more attention than Schmidt allots. The phrasing itself raises questions: the boy Ciaran prays "to a God whose name had never been heard in Ireland" and "to the God whose name he did not know." Ciaran is somehow drawn to Rome, but Schmidt stops short of stating that he is answering a calling; readers may wonder how or why "Ciaran's eyes looked to the east." While the mixture of legend, history and faith follows Irish tradition, most readers will be hard pressed to make sense of it. The presentation, however, is quite handsome. Doney's (Red Bird) slightly hazy oil paintings depict a rugged green countryside of unspoiled beauty. His use of bright and dappled sunlight and cool shadow gives depth to the scenes here. All ages. (Apr.)
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Kindergarten-Grade 5-With muted tones and quiet words, this story tells the legend of Ciaran, the first Irish saint. Born years before Saint Patrick came to Ireland, he spent his youth praying to "the God whose name he did not know," and traveled to Rome as a young man. He returned to Ireland to build a hermitage at Saighir and was soon joined by a band of animals that followed him everywhere, even kneeling to pray with him. Eventually his hermitage became a monastery, as his name spread and more and more people traveled to see this holy man. While this saint's story is full of wonders (he was supposedly born from a star that flew down his mother's throat), Doney's stunning oils are the true marvels here. Suffused with light and brimming with color, these illustrations combine a sense of an unspoiled time gone by with one of utter immediacy. A gently moving tribute to a lesser-known saint.
Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, Carroll County Public Library, Eldersburg, MD
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Profiling the sixth-century Saint Ciaran of Saighir, first saint of Ireland, Schmidt (The Blessing of the Lord) piles on more information and ideas than his picture book can hold. On the one hand, the whole of Ciaran's life story, as presented here, appears to be ideal subject matter--from the falling star his mother seemingly swallows before his birth, to the bell Saint Patrick gives him in Rome (it will peal only when Ciaran reaches "the flowing spring of Saighir"), to his fellowship with wild animals. But the individual components of the story demand more attention than Schmidt allots. The phrasing itself raises questions: the boy Ciaran prays "to a God whose name had never been heard in Ireland" and "to the God whose name he did not know." Ciaran is somehow drawn to Rome, but Schmidt stops short of stating that he is answering a calling; readers may wonder how or why "Ciaran's eyes looked to the east." While the mixture of legend, history and faith follows Irish tradition, most readers will be hard pressed to make sense of it. The presentation, however, is quite handsome. Doney's (Red Bird) slightly hazy oil paintings depict a rugged green countryside of unspoiled beauty. His use of bright and dappled sunlight and cool shadow gives depth to the scenes here. All ages. (Apr.)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 5-With muted tones and quiet words, this story tells the legend of Ciaran, the first Irish saint. Born years before Saint Patrick came to Ireland, he spent his youth praying to "the God whose name he did not know," and traveled to Rome as a young man. He returned to Ireland to build a hermitage at Saighir and was soon joined by a band of animals that followed him everywhere, even kneeling to pray with him. Eventually his hermitage became a monastery, as his name spread and more and more people traveled to see this holy man. While this saint's story is full of wonders (he was supposedly born from a star that flew down his mother's throat), Doney's stunning oils are the true marvels here. Suffused with light and brimming with color, these illustrations combine a sense of an unspoiled time gone by with one of utter immediacy. A gently moving tribute to a lesser-known saint.
Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, Carroll County Public Library, Eldersburg, MD
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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