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About The Book
Product Details
- Publisher: Crocodile Books (October 15, 2016)
- Length: 32 pages
- ISBN13: 9781566560214
- Grades: 1 - 2
- Ages: 1 - 2
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“Sanderson combines elements from the Chinese story ‘The Magic Brocade’ and the Norwegian tale ‘Princess on the Glass Hill’ in this seamless, stately picture book for older readers. The beautiful oil paintings are rich with medieval allusion and full of flora, fauna, and details—a lion’s head on a horse’s trappings, the lace of a fairy wing—that engage the eye again and again. The complex ending, a bit more than happily ever after, will give young readers something additional to think about.” —Booklist
"Ruth Sanderson uses threads of Chinese and Norwegian folklore in The Crystal Mountain, an alluring rendition of the 'magic brocade,' this time set in fifteenth-century Europe. A stunning collection of intricate, textured paintings will enchant as the story of a humble weaver, covetous faeries, a mysterious stranger, and, of course, a quest befitting a brave and dashing hero-complete with magic whistle and magnificent steeds-unfolds in vivid detail, bringing the weaver's beautiful tapestry to life."
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