The Little Match Girl - (Picture Puffin Books) by Hans Christian Andersen (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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. <p/>[A] beautifully illustrated version of a classic tale.(<i>Booklist</i>, starred review)<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Rachel Isadora began dancing at the age of eight. She trained at George Balanchine's School of American Ballet and has danced professionally. Rachel lives in New York City with her family. <p>Rachel Isadora has illustrated many books set in the world of dance and theater, including <b>Opening Night</b>, <b>My Ballet Class</b>, <b>Swan Lake</b>, <b>The Little Match Girl</b>, and <b>Ben's Trumpet</b>, which received the Caldecott Honor Award and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Award.</p>copyright (c) 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.
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