by Rachel Isadora (Author), Rachel Isadora (Illustrator)
Caldecott Honor winner Rachel Isadora gives readers a stunning new interpretation of this classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale, setting the infamous witch's cottage deep in a lush African forest. Hansel and Gretel's plight feels all the more threatening as they're plunged into the thick, dark jungle of Isadora's rich collages.
Author Biography
Rachel Isadora began dancing at the age of eight. She trained at George Balanchine's School of American Ballet and has danced professionally. Rachel lives in New York City with her family.
Rachel Isadora has illustrated many books set in the world of dance and theater, including Opening Night, My Ballet Class, Swan Lake, The Little Match Girl, and Ben's Trumpet, which received the Caldecott Honor Award and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Award.
copyright (c) 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.
Rachel Isadora began dancing at the age of eight. She trained at George Balanchine's School of American Ballet and has danced professionally. Rachel lives in New York City with her family.
Rachel Isadora has illustrated many books set in the world of dance and theater, including Opening Night, My Ballet Class, Swan Lake, The Little Match Girl, and Ben's Trumpet, which received the Caldecott Honor Award and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Award.
copyright (c) 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.
Number of Pages: 32
Dimensions: 0.5 x 10.1 x 10.3 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: April 02, 2009
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award (2011)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Hansel and Gretel
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 0.5
