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Tales of Elemental Spirits
By McKinley, Robin & Dickinson, Peter
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-39925-289-1
- Publisher
- Putnam
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2009
Gr 8-Up In this companion to "Water" (Putnam, 2002), McKinley and Dickinson explore the range of their storytelling abilities. The settings of these five tales range from ancient to modern, but they are all united by encounters with magical creatures with an affinity for fire. In "Phoenix," Ellie's love for forests leads her to Dave and Welly, caretakers of the ancient Phoenix, displaced from its Egyptian home to damp, chilly Britain. "Hellhound" features animal-loving Miri, whose choice of a red-eyed sh...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on November 1, 2009
As in Water (rev. 7/02), their previous collection of "tales of elemental spirits," husband-and-wife team Dickinson and McKinley each contribute fantasy short stories united by an element, this time fire. In Dickinson's "Phoenix," a girl visiting a nature preserve discovers the creature it shelters—and the strange reverse-aging effects it has on its guardian. McKinley mines a favorite subject, companion animals, for "Hellhound," about a girl wh...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
As in <i>Water</i>, Dickinson and McKinley each contribute fantasy short stories united by an element, this time fire. The two writers' talen...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
