The Tree in the Wood: An Old Nursery Song - Softcover

Manson, Christopher; North-South, Books

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1558583203 ISBN 13: 9781558583207

Publisher: NorthSouth, 1994

Synopsis

A cumulative folk song that traces a fine tree back to the acorn planted by a boy whose bed was feathered by a bird nesting in a similar tree.

About this title

About the Author:

Christopher Manson is a well-known author/illustrator who undertakes extensive research for his books. For Over the River and Through the Wood he reviewed Currier and Ives prints and Victorian patterns. He currently resides in Rockville, Maryland.

From Publishers Weekly:

Manson's stunning woodcuts lift this familiar cumulative folksong ("And the green grass grew all around, all around, and the green grass grew all around") to fine art status. His rich, subtle, earth-toned palette, reminiscent of turn-of-the-century picture books yet timeless, gives this work a handmade feel, as if each page had been freshly inked. As in his earlier A Farmyard Song (another cumulative rhyme folksong), Manson makes proficient use of borders; here, however, they are more elaborate, with the look of broad, densely-embroidered ribbons embracing both text and the accompanying illustration. The song's message of the endless circle of life and the continuity of all things is as lovely as the elegant artwork. Ages 5-8.
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About this edition

• Publisher: NorthSouth
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1558583203
• ISBN 13: 9781558583207
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32