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The Longest Night
By Bauer, Marion & Lewin, Ted
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-82342-054-4
- Publisher
- Holiday House
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2009
Gr 2-4 This stunningly crafted tale, written in the language of the storyteller, realistically pictures, in both words and paintings, the phenomenon that is the winter solstice. ("The snow lies deep./The night is long and long./The stars are ice, the moon is frost, /and all the world is still.") Although the characters in the almost poetic text are animalscrow, moose, foxthey express the apprehension felt by ancient peoples as they anxiously awaited the sun's re...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
A crow, moose, and fox fail to rouse the sun to end the long winter night--something that only a small chickadee's...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
