Riding the Tiger Tapa dura - 2001

Detalles

• Título Riding the Tiger
• Autor Eve Bunting; David Frampton (Illustrator)
• Encuadernación Tapa dura
• Edición First Printing
• Páginas 32
• Volúmenes 1
• Idioma ENG
• Editorial Clarion Books, New York
• Fecha de publicación 2001-03-19
• Ilustrado Sí
• ISBN 9780395797310 / 0395797314
• Peso 1.42 libras (0.64 kg)
• Dimensiones 11 x 9.25 x 0.45 pulgadas (27.94 x 23.50 x 1.14 cm)
• Época de 10 a 12 años
• Cursos 5 - 7
• Library of Congress subjects Inner cities, Tigers
• Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 00043012
• Dewey Decimal Code FIC

In this picture book for older readers, Bunting returns to the theme she examined earlier in Your Move (1998), that of choices that children make when they are tempted to join a gang. This time she uses allegory to make her point. A tiger comes along and invites 10-year-old Danny to climb on its back. Once there, Danny notices the reactions of the people they meet and grows increasingly uneasy as he realizes how frightened they are. The metaphor works beautifully to convey the power and allure of a gang leader and the special feelings of being singled out by someone powerful and splendid. Frampton's woodcuts capture the tiger's magnificance, cruelty, and wickedness by highlighting, at different times, the tiger's sharp teeth, huge paws, and terrifying eyes. The pictures, colored in browns, oranges and reds, mix the real with the fantastical and blend beauty an brutality for a spine-tingling effect. They also mask Danny's ethnicity so that a wide variety of readers can identify with him. Parents, teachers, and others working with children will find this book and Your Move, excellent for discussing what it really means to join a gang—and how to find the courage to steer clear.
Booklist, ALA, Starred Review

A provocative look at a timely topic.
School Library Journal

". . . .the offbeat exploration of a kid on the verge of trouble may provoke discussion and contemplation in readers." The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

The prose has a poetic, free-associating quality, and the black woodcut images, set against brooding backdrops, are commanding.
Horn Book Guide