Grandmother Moon, Grandfather Sun, Mother Earth and Father Sun all have a part to play in this collection of a dozen Mayan myths that reveal the nature of events, animals and even humans that inhabit the earth. For example, “The Amazing Twins” tale explains why toads now eat insects, snakes eat toads and how eagles came to eat snakes. The value of work is explained in “The Man Who Became a Buzzard.” Each tale focuses on another phenomenon of Mother Earth or Father Sun. Domi’s richly lush paintings, full of brilliant color, stylistically portray the essence of each tale, adding imagery and visual interpretation. This collection by a Nobel Peace Prize winner is a first-purchase addition to any library that includes African legends and myths, Native-American how and why stories and the literary tales of Rudyard Kipling. (Folktales. 8-10)
Pub Date: March 1, 2006
ISBN: 0-88899-670-5
Page Count: 64
Publisher: Groundwood
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 2006
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Krull's second book about her irrepressible heroine takes up the excitement and disappointments of show business. Now happily ensconced with her father in California while her mother works for a year in Japan, Alex is given the chance to audition for a part in rock star Rox Rox's latest video after making a triumphant appearance playing the piano at the fourth- grade Christmas play. In a flash, Alex—who has never previously heard of Rox Rox—goes into overdrive about her coming stardom. When she actually gets the job, her extreme enthusiasm begins to lose her friends and get her in trouble at school for inattention. When she discovers that she has been replaced with Rox's little sister (except for a shot of her hands playing the piano), her disillusionment is total. Alex has much energy, if not common sense, and Krull has a good ear for dialogue—some compensation for routine characters, language, and plot. An acceptable, if undistinguished, addition to young readers' collections. (Fiction. 8-10)
Pub Date: May 1, 1991
ISBN: 0-316-50479-3
Page Count: 60
Publisher: Little, Brown
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 1, 1991
A second episode in the ``Pet Lovers Club'' series pits third-grader Erin and her bunny Peter against the other club members, who want to raise money for the new animal shelter by electing a pet to lead the Easter Parade. Horrified at the thought of losing—not to mention the absurdity of an Easter Gerbil, an Easter Cat, or even an Easter Cockroach—Erin stages a rabbitnapping to give her pet some publicity. Impelled by wholesome guilt, she eventually confesses to the parade crowd and, in a fine display of protective solidarity, the rest of the club steps forward to share the blame. Fluffy but readable, with advice for rabbit owners and a record-keeping chart. (Fiction. 8-10)
Pub Date: April 1, 1992
ISBN: 0-385-30549-4
Page Count: 112
Publisher: Delacorte
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 1, 1992
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