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Shadow Hardcover - 1982
by Marcia Brown; Marcia Brown (Illustrator); The French of Blaise Cendrars (Translator)
"Here the lore of African stories and storytellers that inspired Cendrars is conveyed by strong use of pure color, by eerie wisps of superimposed images, and by strong silhouettes, all in handsome double-page spreads that are remarkable in their composition".--Bulletin, Center for Children's Books. Caldecott Medal; ALA Notable Children's Book.
Summary
Shadow lives in the forest...
It goes forth at night
to prowl around the fires.
It even likes to mingle
with the dancers...
Shadow...
It waves with the grasses,
curls up at the foot of trees...
But in the African experience Shadow is much more. The village storytellers and shamans of an Africa that is passing into memory called forth for the poet Blaise Cendrars an eerie image, shifting between the beliefs of the present and the spirits of the past.
Shadow...
It does not cry out,
it has no voice...
It can cast a spell over you...
It follows man everywhere,
even to war...
Marcia Brown's stunning illustrations in collage, inspired by her travels in Africa, evoke the atmosphere and drama of a life now haunted, now enchanted by Shadow.
It goes forth at night
to prowl around the fires.
It even likes to mingle
with the dancers...
Shadow...
It waves with the grasses,
curls up at the foot of trees...
But in the African experience Shadow is much more. The village storytellers and shamans of an Africa that is passing into memory called forth for the poet Blaise Cendrars an eerie image, shifting between the beliefs of the present and the spirits of the past.
Shadow...
It does not cry out,
it has no voice...
It can cast a spell over you...
It follows man everywhere,
even to war...
Marcia Brown's stunning illustrations in collage, inspired by her travels in Africa, evoke the atmosphere and drama of a life now haunted, now enchanted by Shadow.
First line
The eye has no shadow.
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- Title Shadow
- Author Marcia Brown; Marcia Brown (Illustrator); The French of Blaise Cendrars (Translator)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 40
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Atheneum Books for Young Readers, New York
- Date May 1, 1982
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780684172262 / 0684172267
- Weight 0.98 lbs (0.44 kg)
- Dimensions 11.04 x 8.74 x 0.41 in (28.04 x 22.20 x 1.04 cm)
- Ages 05 to 08 years
- Grade levels K - 3
- Reading level 650
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Themes
- Cultural Region: African
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Library of Congress subjects Children's poetry, Poetry
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 81009424
- Dewey Decimal Code 841.912
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