The Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde, Vol. 2: The Young King & The Remarkable Rocket (Hardcover)

~ P. Craig Russell (Author), Oscar Wilde (Author) "IT WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE THE DAY FIXED FOR HIS CORONATION, AND THE YOUNG KING WAS SITTING ALONE IN HIS BEAUTIFUL CHAMBER..." (more)

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Gr. 5-8. The second volume in a series of comic book adaptations of Wilde's tales [see BKL Ja 15 93 for previous volume] gives "The Young King" and "The Remarkable Rocket" the Marvel-DC treatment. In elaborate underground "comix" style, Russell reintroduces the tales with an accessible if nontraditional approach to picture-book illustration and better-than-average adaptations of the original texts. Whether you believe circulating comics in the library is appropriate or not, this full-color book won't stay on the shelf for long, and it may well attract readers to a genre they might not usually find appealing. Janice Del Negro

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"I cannot praise these books enough. Perfect for a child's library although I suspect most adults will find them irresistible for themselves." --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing; 1St Edition edition (March 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1561630853
• ISBN-13: 978-1561630851
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #290,221 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful! Magical! Like Never Before!, June 13, 1999

By A Customer

P. Craig Russell's pen makes sparks fly as it gives depth, color and life to every brilliant fold and cascade and ripple of luxury. More sparks fly as the pen portrays the poor and the raggled: the thinness of their bones, the dirtiness of their quarters, and, most poignantly of all, the pitiably concave looks on their scrawny faces. P Craig Russel makes Oscar Wilde's otherwise beautiful fairytales into something far beyond beautiful. The magic of the words and glistening sketches combined are enough to make one weep or wonder at the miracle of someone so talented as P. Craig Russell, and someone so talented as Oscar Wilde. Please buy this book knowing that it will bring you a treat like you have never experienced.

3.0 out of 5 stars fooled, October 30, 2009

By	Mme M-a Spencer (cognac area france) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Unfortunately, it was not what I wanted. I wanted the original text of Wilde's fairy tales, which were recommended to me. I got a comic strip based on Oscar Wilde's stories. The images are excellent but not what I wanted. The title doesn't make that clear.