MIGUEL'S MOUNTAIN

by Bill Binzen ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 26, 1968

When bureaucracy bends, it's news; when the ""little people"" triumph, it's a story. Out of the retention of a pile of dirt in a New York City park--a temporary pile-up that became a neighborhood playground--Mr. Binzen has fashioned a semi-documentary of a quite little person, Miguel, whose attachment to the mountain causes him to write a letter to the Mayor when it's about to be levelled. The mayor listens, the mountain remains, and two of Miguel's friends make it officially ""Miguel's Mountain"" by placing a flag on the top. Shots of the kids riding bikes or baby carriage frames down the slope, playing King of the Mountain or Cowboys and Indians on the sides, could be candid and will be recognizable; shots of Miguel acting out his role in the reprieve are more postured, as is the text. This one is likely to divide by locale--familiar and potentially involving for the city-bound, small potatoes for the widely spaced.

Pub Date: March 26, 1968

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Coward-McCann

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1968

Categories: CHILDREN'S