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South Pacific
By Michener, James A. & Rodgers, Richard & Hague, Michael
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-15200-618-1
- Publisher
- San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1992.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 1992
Gr 3-6 Michener has done himself, Rogers and Hammerstein, and children no favor by "simplifying" his own stories. The musical is based on two of the stories in Tales of the South Pacific (Macmillan, 1944), Michener's honest, gritty portrayal of life on the islands during World War II. Complex and adult, these intense stories succeeded in the musical format because the melodic and poetic line of song can convey that which cannot be bal...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
