The hair of the woman is collected in a national headdress which hints at the origin of the oriental beauty. Light face is framed by dark hair – such a beautiful contrast attracts every artist. Smoothly curved girlish lips are slightly stretched in a smile, which indicates a good mood and calm. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.Inner world it becomes clear that she is kind, clean, and open. 7-10) - Copyright ©1994, Kirkus Associates, LP. In essentially realistic paintings, the Russian-born Yuditskaya subtly differentiates between a more crisply delineated real world and the luminous, freely rendered fantastical one. Be they political, aesthetic, or magical, it's hard to serve two masters. Then he loses the seed, is punished for his sudden inexplicable lack of proficiency, and reforms-but not without an unavoidable betrayal of his underground friends, who are forced to move away. Though Alyosha has failed, in true fairy-tale fashion, to follow all the minister/hen's instructions (with pleasingly dramatic results), since he has saved his/her life he's rewarded with a magic seed that allows him to recite lessons without studying but this, alas, is not a good influence on him. That night, the hen takes him to an underground kingdom of half-sized folk, where she assumes the form of the king's minister. Alyosha spends lonely weekends at school while his classmates go home it's then that he saves a hen from the cook. Written in 1829 and cited by Tolstoy as a childhood favorite, a complex tale with an intriguing mix of period setting and still-resonant message. While the pictures limit the effectiveness of this book, the little-known story is worth sharing with children.ĭenise Anton Wright, Illinois State University, NormalĬopyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. The book's cover illustration, executed in sepia pen-and-ink line drawings with chalk accents, is accomplished and demonstrates her talent. In depicting human figures, especially the boy, Yuditskaya vacillates between detailed realism and caricature. Created from a mixture of watercolors, ink wash, and pastel pencils, they suffer from a lack of focus. However, while the full-page illustrations show promise, they never quite succeed in bringing the story to life. Hamilton's retelling does an excellent job of making the story accessible. This literary fairy tale by a 19th-century writer is largely unknown to American audiences, but occupies a beloved place in Russian popular literature. His newfound ability affects him negatively and ultimately puts his underground friends in jeopardy. After saving her from the cook's knife, he is taken to an underground kingdom populated by miniature people and is rewarded with the gift of being able to memorize his lessons without studying. Grade 1-4-A lonely young boy attending boarding school becomes attached to a black hen.
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