Weslandia - Brossura

Fleischman, Paul

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0763610526 ISBN 13: 9780763610524

Casa editrice: Candlewick, 2002

Riassunto

When school ends and Wesley needs a summer project, he decides to start a garden, but instead of planting a crop, he decides to grow an entire civilization of his own. An ALA Notable Children's Book. Reprint.

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Recensione:

Wesley is a nonconformist suffering rejection from classmates . . . until he puts his school lessons to use and founds his own civilization—Weslandia . . . Combining the allure of fantasy and science fiction with the dismissal of socially acceptable norms creates a true paradise for today's pre-teen and terrific fodder for social studies classes. At another level, the story works for younger children, who will be drawn to the art and appreciate Wesley's inventiveness, idominitable spirit, and ultimate triumph.
—The Horn Book (starred review)

This fantastical picture book, like its hero, is bursting at the seams with creativity . . . a vigorous shot in the arm to nonconformists everywhere . . . It's difficult to imagine a better pairing than Fleischman and Hawkes to bring this one of a kind kid—and his universe—so vividly to life.
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

L'autore:

Paul Fleischman, like Wesley, constructed his own alternate world during his school years.

Kevin Hawkes says that Wesley's world reminded him of Robinson Crusoe, one of his favorite books as a child.

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• Editore: Candlewick
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0763610526
• ISBN 13: 9780763610524
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 40
• Disegnatore: Hawkes Kevin