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The Village Blacksmith

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and G. Brian Karas
Hardback
Age range: + years old Publication Date: 01/05/2020

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A contemporary envisioning of a nineteenth-century poem pairs artwork by G. Brian Karas with the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow classic.

His brow is wet with honest sweat; He earns whate’er he can, And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man. The neighborhood blacksmith is a quiet and unassuming presence, tucked in his smithy under the chestnut tree.

Sturdy, generous, and with sadness of his own, he toils through the day, passing on the tools of his trade, and come evening, takes a well-deserved rest. Longfellow’s timeless poem is enhanced by G. Brian Karas’s thoughtful and contemporary art in this modern retelling of the tender tale of a humble craftsman.

An afterword about the tools and the trade of blacksmithing will draw readers curious about this age-honored endeavor, which has seen renewed interest in developed countries and continues to be plied around the world.

  • A thoughtful modern take on a famous poem 
  • Depicts a hip and contemporary blacksmith with dignity 
  • Includes a factual note at the end about the practice of blacksmithing
ISBN:
9781536204438
9781536204438
Category:
Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage)
Age range:
+ years old
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
01-05-2020
Language:
English
Publisher:
Candlewick Press
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
32
Dimensions (mm):
308.1x206.25x10.67mm
Weight:
0.46kg
G. Brian Karas

G. Brian Karas is the prolific, versatile, and award-winning illustrator of many books for children, including A Poem in Your Pocket, How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?, and The Apple Orchard Riddle. He also illustrated A Hat for Mrs. Goldman by Michelle Edwards; Neville by Norton Juster; Clever Jack Takes the Cake by Candace Fleming, which received four starred reviews; Are You Going to Be Good? by Cari Best, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book; and Home on the Bayou, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book. 

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