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In lush, luminous oil paintings, Anna Vojtech interprets a Christmas poem by Elizabeth Coatsworth, one of America's foremost children's poets, to create a most unusual version of the Nativity. Haunting and evocative, this is the story of the first Christmas told from the perspective of the wise men's camels as they follow the star across the desert to Bethlehem, bearing their noble masters with gifts for the Christ child. Elegant, exotic in words and pictures, this is a Christmas book to ponder and to treasure.
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《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
Gr 3 UpCoatsworth's sophisticated poem tells the familiar story of the three kings from the camels' point of view. Luminous oil paintings on canvas with effective uses of light build on the drama, from page to page and scene to scene, as these beasts are shown from differing dramatic perspectives. One double-page spread uses light splashes of yellow, white, green, and touches of brown to create the look and texture of sand that the animals kick up (their legs a veritable forest of blue-and-black toned muscle and bone) as they walk through the desert. On another, three proud heads stretch up into the starry night sky that is their backdrop. The panoramas of the desert capture a land of blue/gray mountains and an endless sky that carries the single bright star toward which they walk. The continuing contrast between the inky blue, star-filled sky and the blinding yellow light of the desert sand gives this book its own, unspoken, rhythm. On the final page, these recurring elements of darkness and light, blue and yellow, fade together as the camels' disappearing forms cast long shadows in the sand as Coatsworth ends her story: "Portents of glory and danger/Our dark shadows lay/At the feet of the babe in the manger/And then drifted away." A haunting and visually arresting book. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
'Our goal was no palace gate, / No temple of old, / But a child on his mother's lap / In the cloudy cold.' Coatsworth's haunting poem, written from the perspective of the camels bearing the three kings to the Christ child, comes alive in Vojtech's illustrations with their sweeping lines, soft yellows, deep blues, reds, and purple offset with gold. The tall shape of this well-designed book neatly mimics the long legs of the camels. From HORN BOOK 1997, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus评论
The point of view of Coatsworth's 1935 poem--narrated by the wise men's camels--is still a fresh one. The spare text contains enough concrete details to bring the desert world to life. As the wise men arrive at the manger, ``The olives were windy and white,/Dust swirled through the town,/As all in their royal robes/Our masters knelt down.'' Tall, narrow pages lend themselves well to distant vistas with the star shimmering far ahead in the east; Vojtech's duskily glowing oil paintings capture all the sweep of sand and sky. Sometimes the picture moves in close--a camel's legs are all knobby knees and splayed feet--filling the entire spread. On the very next page the perspective pulls back to an almost aerial view, with the camels a tiny presence in the wide expanse of desert. A lovely and original holiday entry. (Picture book. 5-8)
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Ages 4^-8. First published in 1935 as "Song of the Camels (Twelfth Night)," Coats-worth's poem is narrated by the camels who carry the three kings to Bethlehem. Understated yet evoking a sense of depth and mystery, the poem moves along with a surefooted rhythm and simple rhymes that reinforce the sense of inevitability. These camels know where they're going, why, and what their errand means. They even hint at what lies ahead: "Portents of glory and danger / Our dark shadows lay / At the feet of the babe in the manger / And then drifted away." Large-scale, impressionistic artwork depicts the scenes, simplifying them in a way that makes every part seem larger than usual and more full of meaning: desert sands, night sky, holy family, and dignified camels bearing kings bearing gifts. A far cry from the trivialized accounts of the Christmas story often trotted out for children, this picture book honors both its subject matter and its audience. --Carolyn Phelan