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스웨덴의 전래 동화를 "The Bremen Town Musicians"로 Caldecott 상을 수상한 Ilse Plume의 아름다운 그림과 함께 재구성했습니다.
탐욕스럽고 포악한 왕인 헨드릭스는 조카인 닐스왕자를 시켜 이 세상에서 가장 아름답고 모든 면에서 완벽한 왕비를 찾아오라고 명령했습니다. 말을 타고 먼 여행을 떠난 닐스왕자는 국민들이 폭정에 시달려서 헐벗고 굶주리는 모습을 보고는 깊은 동정심을 갖게 되지요. 마침내 닐스 왕자는 아름다운 여인을 만나게 되고 그녀를 설득해서 왕에게 데리고 갔습니다. 왕은 100개의 진주로 만든 아름다운 목걸이를 왕비의 목에 걸어주고는 진주 목걸이를 목에서 풀거나 잃어버리면 사형에 처하겠다고 말했습니다. 그러나 왕비는 가혹한 세금과 폭정에 시달리는 불쌍한 사람들을 만날 때마다 진주를 하나씩 빼서 나눠주게 되고...
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Edition : Hardcover: 40 pages
ISBN : 0786820071
책 크기 : 25.8cm x 21xm
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School Library Journal
King Hendrik is cruel and greedy, taxing his people to the point of starvation. His prized possession is a string of 100 pearls, 99 of them flawless and 1 small and imperfect. He is lacking only a queen and orders his nephew, Prince Nils, to find him a perfect bride. Nils returns with Blanzeflor, a lovely and kind young woman willing to marry King Hendrik so that her father won't starve. The king gives her the pearls, warning that the day they are not around her neck will be her last. She finds that she cannot bear to see her people suffer, and one by one the pearls are sent to help them. When they are all gone, Blanzeflor is sentenced to death, but the birds she has cared for and who witnessed her kindness rescue her and destroy the king. Langton's narrative is powerful and precise, with a stately cadence. There is nothing extraneous in the tale, as each detail is set carefully into place. Blanzeflor is strong and independent as well as good. The strength and earthiness of Plume's illustrations are balanced by the ethereal quality of the colors and finely sketched details. The artist has also worked traditional Swedish motifs into decorations at the top of each verso. An appended source note discusses the original author and Langton's modifications. A handsome and appealing book.
Booklist
Based on a Swedish literary fairy tale, Drottingens halsband, this lengthy, yet brisk retelling features cruel King Hendrik who orders his nephew Prince Nils to find him a bride worthy to wear his beautiful necklace of 100 pearls. Kind and gentle, his new queen, Blanzeflor, can not stand the suffering of her poor subjects. So, one by one, she gives away the beautiful pearls to alleviate their ills. But when her cruel husband discovers her "treachery," he demands her head--and that of her ally, the prince. Magically, friendly birds appear with the pearls, then they savagely kill the king. A picture book for older readers, this features art that is airy and light in color, though stiff in execution, with a Scandinavian heroine who is mature and robust. Includes a detailed note. Julie Corsaro
Ingram
Jane Langton's spellbinding text captures all the drama and romance of this Swedish folktale, while Ilse Plume's lavishly detailed paintings draw the reader right into the heart of this story of good triumphing over evil. Full color. |
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