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A lyrical account of the earth's creation and the advent of music.
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《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
Gr 6 Up-- A retelling of an Aztec myth about how music came to earth. In controlled, sometimes lyric prose, Lewis recounts the creation of earth and sky from the remains of the earth-monster, torn in two by serpents. From out of the darkness the sun appears, and the sound of the wind is the music of the sun. But the sky pleads with the wind to bring music back to earth. It is done, and all things sing. Young's multimedia illustrations (cut-paper collage, watercolor, colored pencil and chalk on colored paper) are arresting and have a certain grandeur in spite of their apparent simplicity. The opening pages are all text and background--white type in small black boxes centered on a background of abstract symbols reflecting the Aztec influence. As the creation progresses, the artwork becomes less abstract and more representational, moving from somber darkness to colorful dawn; from small, contained illustrations centered on a beautiful background border to large, sweeping two-page spreads. They scrupulously interpret the prose, but this can be a problem when what they are supposed to reflect is nothingness. The opening pages are flat and unappealing, and while both art and narrative pick up considerably further on, this is a real weakness in an otherwise beautifully designed book. Highly sophisticated and with limited child appeal, it will, nonetheless, reward those bold enough to make the endeavor. For large comparative literature collections. --Janice M. Del Negro, Chicago Public Library (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
出版社周刊评论
According to an Aztec myth, when Earth and Sky are created, Earth cannot hear the music of the wind, stars and sun. Sky helps the wind steal the musicians of the sun and carry them to Earth where ``silence is opened.'' For a young reader, the story might sometimes be obscured by Lewis's complex and sophisticated language. Certainly the change in narrator--two different voices tell the creation myth and the story of how music came to earth--should have been made more clear. But Lewis's dense imagery will be welcomed by more experienced readers and by book collectors. ``From your eyes,'' Sky tells Earth, ``the gods made springs / of cold water. / From your mouth, they made the deep caves / and echoing caverns.'' Young's pastel illustrations are stunning if somewhat obscured by their highly abstract quality. Black-edged drawings are bordered by scumbled pastel designs that make use of Aztec motifs. The drowning orange sun can be glimpsed through a rent in the black sky. Both Lewis's lyrical text and Young's spectacular illustrations make considerable demands on the reader but play melodies that will long sing in the heart. All ages. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
Luminous, textured patterns of form and color surround, highlight, and shape this sparse, poetic retelling of an Aztec myth about how music came to earth. Text and illustration move from highly abstract to more concrete as the reader comes closer to music on earth. From HORN BOOK 1991, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus评论
In 1988, Lewis and Young collaborated on In the Night, Still Dark, a Hawaiian creation myth. This time, they present a parallel Aztec myth that centers on the music that is born along with the other creations: ""the surging of the wind,"" ""the fury of the thunder."" ""Your waking dawn sang. Your dreaming man sang. Your moving waters and your flying birds sang. Your waiting mother sang."" Lewis's poetic text has the power and dignity appropriate to these deeply felt ideas, which have sprung independently from people of many cultures. Beginning with the unrelated yet astonishingly harmonious colors used for his extraordinary jacket art, Young's innovative illustrations are a surprise and a delight. He quotes ancient Central American images in delicate stenciled patterns that recall oriental paper-cut designs; he visualizes Lewis's story in lovely, imaginative forms of surpassing simplicity, providing broad, rhythmic borders that echo his illustrations' colors and complement their designs. And again, as for Lon Po Po (Caldecott Medal, 1990), Young provides a breathtakingly succinct dedication: ""To Silence, which serves to temper the sound."" Outstanding in every way. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Ages 4-8. Lewis and Young, who teamed successfully in In the Night, Still Dark [BKL Jl 88], continue to draw on creation myths for inspiration. This lyrical rendering of an Aztec creation story is as much poem as folktale. "When things were beginning, / there was water / everywhere. / And the earth-monster / swam everywhere, / eating everything / it saw." Two serpents tear the earth-monster in half, making heaven and earth from its sundered body. The wind creates music in the heavens, but the earth itself is silent. Then the devoted sky sends the wind to steal the sun's musicians and carry their melodies to earth. Personified forces of nature rather than individual characters dominate this folktale reflecting the Aztec belief in an animate universe, as explained in a brief preface. The lack of concreteness, however, might make the story a bit hard for younger listeners to follow; older children, especially those studying Aztec culture, will best appreciate it. Young's vibrant illustrations employ spare and sometimes abstract images against multicolored backgrounds or broad borders. These have a strong Aztec flavor and involve geometric and swirling patterns in earthy shades of gold, orange, purple, and green. The poetry of the text and evocative beauty of the illustrations give the volume a lovely, mystical appeal that grows with every reading. --Leone McDermott