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Ignacio's Chair
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$ 15.80
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Item Description...
So begins this exquisite children's tale of Ignacio and the extraordinary chair he lovingly carves. Through the pages of Ignacio's Chair young readers travel over four hundred years, from mid-15th century to present day, as the beautiful chair passes from monk to king, queen to explorer, pirate to fisherman, slave to soldier, and on. From the English court of Henry the VIII to the Golden Age of Piracy, from the Civil War to the Industrial Revolution, this story is a wonderful weave of history, art, society, and culture. Told by award-winning author Gloria Evangelista and illustrated in vividly imagined full-color drawings by Cathy Morrison, Ignacio's Chair is an engaging picture book that introduces young readers to how various events and people in history have shaped our world. |
Item Specifications...
Pages 32
Dimensions: Length: 8.83" Width: 11.38" Height: 0.37"
Weight: 0.87 lbs.
Binding Hardcover
Publisher Fulcrum Publishing
Age 4-8
ISBN 1555919669
EAN 9781555919665
UPC 757739096698
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Availability 2 units.
Availability accurate as of May 25, 2012 09:59.
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Reviews - What do our customers think?
 | Beautiful! Nov 10, 2002 |
This is a very beautiful book! The illustrations are breathtakingly lovely, and the story is warmly touching -- we follow a wonderful hand-carved chair as it travels through history, attended by the shade of the gentle monk who carved it. A piquant footnote is the addition of a timeline that stretches page by page, from 1492 all the way to 2001, running parallel the chair's adventures.
As a grandmother and sometime schoolteacher, I know that some picture books stay in our memories all our lives: Tenniel's evocative drawings for "Alice," John Neil's magical portraits in the Oz books, the d'Aulaires' magnificent drawings in "Abraham Lincoln." The pictures in "Ignacio's Chair" belong in that company. | | | | FABULOUS Nov 5, 2002 |
| When I first heard about this book, I wondered who would be interested in a story about a chair. After reading it, I can recommend that every reader from age 9 onup should spend a little lap time with this one. The story weaves a journey through time, with a progression that is believable and easy to follow. The illustrations offer a penetrating landscape, and a poignancy that could almost make this a wordless book. This one is a great buy for boys, girls, grownups-- the whole family. --A rare find and a refeshing tilt on history and bookmaking. I'll be buying this book for the holidays. | | | Write your own review about Ignacio's Chair
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