- Taschenbuch: 192 Seiten
- Verlag: HarperCollins; Auflage: 1st HarperCollins Ed (25. Oktober 1996)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0062059041
- ISBN-13: 978-0062059048
- Vom Hersteller empfohlenes Alter: 12 Monate und älter
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 16,8 x 13,4 x 1,7 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 5.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (7 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.070.441 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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"Once upon a time, long, long ago, where the forest runs down to the ocean, a hunter lived all alone in a house made of logs he had chopped for himself and shingles he had split for himself." These words ease the reader into the elegant, dreamlike world of Randall Jarrell's Newbery Honor book The Animal Family. One night, the lonely hunter hears the singing of a mermaid, and because "he himself was as patient as an animal," the mermaid learns to trust him, speaking to him in a voice like the water. In time they teach each other their languages, with many amusing exchanges occurring as the hunter tries to teach his new friend terrestrial words and concepts. The hunter explains, "The house is a big wooden thing ... that you stay inside at night or when it rains." "Why?" she asks. "To keep from getting wet." "To keep from getting wet?" the mermaid says despairingly.
The mermaid and the hunter become a family when the hunter takes a bear cub from its mother to live with them as a son. "The bear's table manners were bad. But so were the mermaid's--especially as she couldn't resist throwing the bear pieces of fish." Having a bear around seems perfectly normal, but not quite a complete family, so eventually the hunter captures a spotted baby lynx. When the lynx brings home not another dead partridge, but a little boy, the delicate, playful family dynamics change again. This book of low-key epiphanies is packed with delightful, illuminating, often unexpected comparisons of the ocean world and the land world most non-mermaids wouldn't have considered. Enhanced by a beautiful design and gorgeous illustrations by Maurice Sendak, this book is perfect for any reader--young or old--ready for a bit of gentle philosophy with a decided twinkle. (All ages) --Karin Snelson -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .
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This is the story of how, one by one, a man found himself a family. Almost nowhere in fiction is there a stranger, dearer, or funnier family -- and the life that the members of The Animal Familylive together, there in the wilderness beside the sea, is as extraordinary and as enchanting as the family itself.
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Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
Even as a third grader I was an avid reader in search of great books. By passing the standard issue Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys, I wanted the stuff dreams were made of. I remember discovering The Animal Family and being more intreagued by its presentation (a smallish book with wide margins on each page, crammed amid the large, brightly colored books of the children's library). But the opening page drew me in and kept me entranced for days. I re-read the book whenever I could find it in the school library-until it disappeared. Last night, my five-year-old daughter asked me to tell her a story. I searched the depths of my memory and began the story of a "lonely hunter who lived in a log cabin where the woods meet the beach. One night he heard a mermaid singing..." As my daugter's eyes grew wide while she watched my face, hoping, perhaps, to pull the words all the faster from my memory, I knew I needed to find the book that 30 years ago enthralled me with its uniqueness and then stayed in my memory long enough to promise the same for my daughter.
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This wonderful, dreamy story of a shipwrecked man, a mermaid, and the numerous additions to their family makes excellent bedtime reading for children. While I enjoyed hearing it that way thirty years ago, it is probably even more apt in today's world of blended families. Each chapter is essentially a complete story, which parents will appreciate, not having to battle over whether or not to pursue the cliffhanger into the next chapter. Maurice Sendak's ink drawings are suggestive, and scene-setting, rather than explicit renderings of the characters, inviting children to participate in imagining the world inhabited by the characters. Randall Jarrell describes the natural beauty and deep emotional connection between the characters as only a practiced poet can.
Format:Bibliothekseinband
Whenever this book comes back into print I buy at least 6 copies. I traditonally give this book to children I cherish on their 5th birthday; it must be read TO them, but they love it. (I have a first edition that was given to me when I turned 5.) I also give it to couples as a shower gift; "The Animal Family" is an excellent book about love and marriage. This book seems to go in and out of print frequently--buy it while you can!
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Excellent; a must-have for all families of all ages.
I was ecstatic to see this book, which I quickly recognized, offered on the first page. It is a treasured book in our faimly. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 6. Mai 1998 veröffentlicht
A gentle, thought-provoking story
Images and text combine to create a special atmosphere of ordinary otherness in this book. Suspend your disbelief, reader - RJ provides just the right mixture of make believe and... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 4. Mai 1998 veröffentlicht
"Such things do happen"
I am so pleased to have found this book. I was never read this book nor had I ever heard of it. A pity! It is beautiful! Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 9. März 1998 von Eric Brotheridge
A timeless classic for all ages
I first read The Animal Family as a junior in
college back in 1977. Since then, I have
willingly entered into that wonderful
world of the hunter and the mermaid on... Lesen Sie weiter...
college back in 1977. Since then, I have
willingly entered into that wonderful
world of the hunter and the mermaid on... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 6. Mai 1997 veröffentlicht
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