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D'Aulaires' Book of Trolls (New York Review Children's Collection) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Ingri D'aulaire, Edgar D'aulaire
Publisher: NYR Children's Collection for ages 7-12
Category: Book
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 130212
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 72
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 12.3 x 8.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 1590172175
Dewey Decimal Number: 398.20948101
EAN: 9781590172179
ASIN: 1590172175
Publication Date: October 17, 2006
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Condition: Ex-library copy May Contain Library Markings; 100% of this purchase will support literacy programs through a nonprofit organization!
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Product Description
In this spectacular follow-up to their beloved Book of Norse Myths, the husband-and-wife team of Ingri and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire explore the uncanny reaches of Norse mythology, an enchanted night-world populated by trolls of all kinds—mountain trolls, forest trolls, trolls who live underwater and trolls who live under bridges, uncouth, unkempt, unbreakable, unforgettable, and invariably unbelievably ugly trolls—who work their wiles and carry on in the most bizarre and entertaining fashions.
With their matchless talent as storytellers and illustrators, the d’Aulaires bring to life the weird and wonderful world of Norse mythology.
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Roll with the Troll August 3, 2005
wolf lady
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
A great read filled with colorful illustrations & all the usual excitement you'd expect to find in a troll adventure. Of course, there is also a beautiful princess to be rescued. I don't know why Amazon lists the reading level as "baby, pre-school"!!! No baby or pre-schooler would sit through the first page. Maybe the illustrations would interest that group, but the amount of reading is far too lengthy. As a "read alone" book, I would say it is best suited for grades 3 and up.
A classic in our home! July 7, 1997
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This book has become a family classic in our home. I enjoyed it in hardback when I was a young boy and now my children are too. This book draws you in with its unique and mysterious stories of folklore long ago. You can picture these stories actually taking place in the areas of the world where they originated. The illustrations are curious and strange in a way that helps add to the book's tales. I am constantly asked to read this title at our bedtime. I can not think of a book that has been enjoyed more by my children and myself over the years. I give it my highest recommendation. Shawn C. Osting (shawn@intouch.org or scoitm@aol.com
A work of art! July 12, 2001
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This was one of my favorite books as a child. I checked it out of the library over and over . The pictures just seem to come to life, the stories are enchanting. A must have for troll collectors. I purchased a copy at long last! Thanks Amazon
It *IS* a worthy choice for pre-schoolers! September 9, 2007
A. Karlsson (Alaska)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
As someone who is trying to cultivate a love of literature AND a lengthy attention span in my homeschooled children, I *did* purchase this for my pre-schooler and he sat happily through the entire book (3 evenings worth of reading for us). The d'Aulaire illustrations were, as always, engaging, soft, and encouraging to the child's imagination. Detailed without taking over the telling of the tales. Basically, it covered all of my criteria to be purchased: well written and if it has illustrations they need to be worthy of the story and worth looking at.
The down side to this book is that it is in some ways a long treatise on trolls that happens to include some stories as examples. This means that your child ends the book having been exposed to a lot of the folk beliefs of Scandinavian trolls, with a limited number of stories, and that it doesn't simple cut-off points for bedtime reading. On the other hand, it means it is a book worth revisiting as a child grows older; in our case so our children will be versed in the folklore and belief of their ancestors. A simpler bedtime book with lovely woodblock illustrations would be Lise Lunge-Larsen's "The Troll with No Heart in His Body." It is a collection of the stories with very brief intros that can be included or omitted according to the moment (at bedtime with my pre-schooler I tend to leave them out; when reading during the day I am more likely to include them).
I'm not really suggesting one book over the other. In a search for either cultural literacy or multiculturalism, both have their place and are both well told, well illustrated and will add to your child's imaginative landscape.
Charmed January 24, 2007
Eckie Friar (Danville, PA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
My grandsons loved this book. The illustrations are beautiful and the tales are quaint. We will be certain to treasure this book for years.
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