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Retells the ancient Polynesian story of how Hina, the best tapa-maker, rises above the restrictions placed on most women and goes to live in the moon.
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《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
K-Gr 4-Rattigan retells the Hawaiian legend of the woman in the moon. Hina is known to make the best tapa cloth in the islands. Her work is in great demand, and she receives no help from her husband. Many activities are forbidden to her because she is a woman. She longs for a new home where she can have the leisure to enjoy the beautiful world around her. Her search takes her to the top of a high mountain and to a rainbow. Finally, she is able to reach the moon. From there, as a goddess, she inspires Hawaiian artists, young and old. Rattigan's language is rich and concrete. The story has not been watered down for children and, as such, gives insight into the culture from which it springs. It reflects the roles of men and women in this society and shows a high regard for artists. Rattigan incorporates many Hawaiian words into the text, which adds to its flavor. Golembe's gouache paintings are flat in style and brightly colored, edged with patterns and figures used to decorate traditional tapa cloth. A glossary, an author's note, and sources are included. An interesting and striking addition to folklore collections.-Judith Gloyer, Milwaukee 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
Like her Dumpling Soup, Rattigan's newest tale is a bridge from Hawaii to the mainland-transporting tasty bits of the native language and culture. This tale, however, substitutes the contemporary warmth of Rattigan's first title with a somewhat lengthy retelling of a Polynesian myth. A woman named Hina makes such superb tapa (bark cloth), that she is always working to meet the demands of her neighbors and tyrannical husband. Hina longs to escape her joyless life, going first to a mountaintop which is too cold, to the sun which is too hot, and finally to the moon, where she remains to this day. Golembe's (Why the Sky Is Far Away) primitivist gouache paintings energize the story with eye-popping colors and patterns derived from ancient tapa design and Hawaiian wildlife. An offering useful for its perspective on a culture underrepresented in the picture book genre. Ages 4-8. (Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
In this Hawaiian version of a Polynesian folktale, a woman looks for a new place to live, far from her oppressive husband. She explores a high mountain and the sun before choosing to live on the moon. Colorful, naive gouache paintings illustrate the 'pourquoi' story, which includes an author's note and sources. Defined in a glossary, the many Hawaiian words are not smoothly integrated into the text. From HORN BOOK 1996, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus评论
An embellished retelling--subtitled ``A Story from Hawai'i'' and rooted in Hawaiian mythology--by Rattigan (Dumpling Soup, 1993) of how the woman goddess Hina came to live in her true home in this alternative to the man-in-the-moon concept. Hina, maker of tapa, a kind of bark cloth, is dissatisfied with her demanding husband and the amount of work required in making tapa for the entire village. She chooses to leave the place where so many things are ``kapu,'' or forbidden to women, and journeys up an icy mountain peak and to the hot sun before climbing a rainbow to the moon. The telling of the story is rambling, and even disjointed at times. An emphasis given to the making and use of tapa, skillfully woven into the story, provides insight into a little-known aspect of ancient Hawaiian culture, but doesn't work as a central plot device. As a result, the story falls short of a satisfying outcome. Both tapa-making and the setting provide attractive motifs for Golembe's primitive artwork, deliberately evoking Gaugin, and rendered in gouache with sea urchin purples and hibiscus pinks as delectable as spun sugar. (notes, glossary) (Picture book/folklore. 4-8)
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Gr. 2^-5. In a picture book for older readers, Rattigan retells a Hawaiian story of the woman who lives on the moon. In the days of old Hawai'i, Hina, the maker of the best tapa, was overworked by her people and mistreated by her spouse. She longed for freedom and eventually escaped to happiness on the moon, where to this day she looks down on the children of Hawaii and anyone who cares to look up at her. The book gets much of its flavor from the use of the Hawaiian language, with Rattigan introducing more than 30 words in a glossary preceding the story. Golembe's folk-art-style illustrations, which provide more insight into the culture, are rich with the deep pink of hibiscus, the bright yellow of ripening bananas, the multi-colored stripes of tropical fish, and the diverse designs of tapa cloth. Pages with text have a decorative side border. A concluding author's note cites sources and explains more about the making and uses of tapa. --Karen Morgan