Shadow: From the French of Blaise Cendrars

"Shadow lives in the forest . . ./It goes forth at night to prowl around the fires./It even likes to mingle with the dancers". But in the African experience, Shadow is much more, an eerie image that shifts between the beliefs of the present and the spirts of the past. Brown's stunning collages, inspired by her travels in Africa, evoke the atmosphere and drama of a life now haunted, now enchanted--by Shadow.

About the author

Marcia Brown (1918–2015), one of the most honored illustrators in children’s literature, was a three-time Caldecott Medalist and six-time Caldecott Honor illustrator, as well as winner of the Children’s Literature Legacy Award (formerly known as the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award) for the body of her work. She lived in Laguna Hills, California.

Summary

Discover the mingling of past and present in this rich African story following Shadow—featuring delightfully spooky art by Caldecott Medal winner Marcia Brown.

Shadow itself has no shadow…
It goes forth at night to prowl around the fires.
It even likes to mingle with the dancers.
Thus it is both prowler and dancer.

Discover the eerie translation of the poem by Blaise Cendrars about the rich history of African storytellers and shamans passing into memory. Marcia Brown’s stunning illustrations in collage, inspired by her travels in Africa, evoke the atmosphere and drama of a life now haunted and enchanted by Shadow—the beliefs of the present and the spirits of the past.

Product details

• Assisted by: Marcia Brown (Illustration), Marcia Brown (Translation), The French of Blaise Cendrars (Translation)
• Authors: Blaise Cendrars, Marcia Brown, The French of Blaise Cendrars, Brown Marcia
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster N.Y.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 01.11.1995
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Picture books > Narrative picture books
• EAN: 9780689718755
• ISBN: 978-0-689-71875-5
• Age Recommendation: ages 5 to 8
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Dimensions (packing): 21.6 x 27.9 x 0.5 cm
• Weight (packing): 188 g
• Subjects: Swissness, JUVENILE FICTION / General, History, Community, JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / African, Diaspora, Black, Erasure, nostalgia, Past, imperialism, Shaman, spooky, Haunting, Eerie, JUVENILE FICTION / Places / Africa, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, bonfire, black picture book experience magic, preserving memories culture, african inspired picture book, african fable story storyteller dance