| The Little Match Girl Contributor(s): Andersen, Hans Christian (Author), Pinkney, Jerry (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0142301884 ISBN-13: 9780142301883 Publisher: Dial Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2002 Annotation: Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale is beautifully adapted by Caldecott Honor illustrator Jerry Pinkney. Plucking a Danish girl from America's 19th century melting pot, this adaptation sheds new light on the invisibility of the poor among the prosperous--a circumstance as familiar in Andersen's day as today. Full-color illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - General - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas & Advent - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 800 |
| Series: Picture Puffin Books |
| Physical Information: 0.08" H x 8.83" W x 11.56" (0.31 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Holiday - Christmas |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 34824 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The luminous art of three-time Caldecott Honor recipient Jerry Pinkney transforms the nineteenth-century Danish girl of Andersen's tale into a child plucked straight from America's melting pot, shedding new light on the invisibility of the poor among the prosperous-a circumstance as familiar in Andersen's day as it is in our own. A] beautifully illustrated version of a classic tale.(Booklist, starred review) |