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Meg Jordan

Autor/a de Every Summer

2 obres 3 Membres 1 crítiques

Obres de Meg Jordan

Every Summer 2 exemplars
The Legend of Huberta (2001) 1 exemplars

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This is an exquisitely-illustrated local children's book by Kwa-Zulu Natal illustrator Meg Jordan. It follows the tale of a family who spend their summer holidays at a beautiful coastal house in KZN, and illustrates the surroundings as they change with the generations.

From untamed wilderness and pristine beaches the incursion of man results in things changing over the decades, and never for the better. The area becomes built-up, from a vsettlement to a village and soon to a busy and the beach and environment gets spoilt. The book ends with the last summer the family will spend there - it is no longer a pleasant place for the summer holidays.

Too sad for me to read often, the book consists almost entirely of black and white drawings with a minimum of text. A starkly sad and touching way of showing chuildren what happens with unrestrained development.
… (més)
 
Marcat
adpaton | Nov 25, 2009 |

Estadístiques

Obres
2
Membres
3
Popularitat
#1,791,150
Valoració
4.0
Ressenyes
1
ISBN
2