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The Secret Garden (Paperback, New edition)
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The Secret Garden (Paperback, New edition)
Series: Wordsworth Children's Classics
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List price R127
Loot Price R105
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You Save R22 (17%)
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In this bad version of a bad idea, the richly developed classic
novel has been squeezed into the picture-book format. Resembling
the bald summary of an opera plot, the story in its reduced state
is all but a cliche: An orphaned girl finds a neglected garden and
a neglected cousin and restores them both with the aid of the
housemaid's young brother. Collier's full-color paintings take
advantage of the opportunities for flora and fauna as the garden
responds to cultivation and to the turning seasons, but the
children's figures seem pasted into the space, and the scenes lack
warmth. (Kirkus Reviews)
Grade 3 Up Burnett's classic story of a disagreeable and
self-centered little girl and her equally disagreeable invalid
cousin is as real and wise and enthralling now as it was when it
was first written over 75 years ago. The strength of her
characterizations pulls readers into the story, and the depth
inherent in the seemingly simple plot continues to make this
sometimes forgotten story as vital to the maturation of young
readers as Tom Sawyer and Little Women. Hague's illustrations
enhance the story beautifully, capturing as they do, both the
old-fashioned and timeless quality of the tale. The charm, clarity,
and muted tones of Hague's paintings add dimension to each part of
the tale. A reissue of an old classic to be treasured by a new
generation of children (and their parents)! Constance A. Mellon,
Department of Library & Information Studies, East Carolina
University, Greenville, N.C.
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