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Shrunken Treasures
Shrunken Treasures
Reviewed by: Barbara Merritt - Scarborough School District, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: November 8, 2016
Review
Scott Nash has put nine classic novels, myths, and epic poems into the "versifier" to transform them into much shorter versions suitable for children. Some rhyme, and some are to be sung to familiar tunes. They all give a short taste of the original work. Illustrations add much fun. Some puns are aimed more at adults. such as Hamlet being shown as a Great Dane dog. This might be a fun way for a teacher of older students to introduce a particular work their students will be reading.
Overall Book Score: good
About the Book
Author:
Nash, Scott
Illustrator: Nash, Scott
Illustration Quality: good
Publisher: Candlewick
Book Type: picture book fiction
Genre:
Audience: grades k-3,grades 4-6
Binding Type: trade edition
Binding Quality: fair
ISBN: 9780763669720
Price: 15.99
This Book's Maine Connection: Maine author,Maine illustrator