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Iron John
A wild man of the forest helps a young prince find his way.
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
March 28th 1996
by Holiday House
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This is one of the more rambling and random of the Grimm tales. It all begins when a king captures a wild hairy man (aka Iron Hans) who has been terrorizing the forest. Iron Hans is crafty, however, and convinces the young prince to release. Fearing he will be severely punished the prince follows Iron Hans into the forest. There he fails a series of tests laid out by Iron Hans which results in his hair turning into gold. Still with me? If so, I'll leave it to you to read the rest of the da...more
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Different. I think Kimmel could have told it even more concisely - and he may as well have as he changed the ending so drastically (according to the good author's note) - and then it may have been more effective. Or, maybe it should be a whole chapter book.
Hyman's illustrations are much unlike what I'm accustomed to seeing from her. I liked them ok, and they were better suited to this story than the style she uses in, say, Saint George and the Dragon, but they were a little dark a...more
Hyman's illustrations are much unlike what I'm accustomed to seeing from her. I liked them ok, and they were better suited to this story than the style she uses in, say, Saint George and the Dragon, but they were a little dark a...more
Picture Book- A fantastic tale about a young prince who is raised by a big foot practically and has to guard a secret spring. He goes through trials and rescues the garden girl instead of the three most fairest princesses.
Mommy says: If were wondering what all the fuss was about with Robert Bly's Iron John, this would be a good primer. Also a good fairy tale.
Fun pictures and a fun story. My son was interested.
I've read other versions of the Iron Hans/John story but tend to forget them as they don't resonate for me. Heyer's presentation is pretty, especially the decorate borders.
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Eric A. Kimmel was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1946. He attended PS 193, Andries Hudde Junior High School, and Midwood High School. Brooklyn College was across the street from his high school, so he didn’t want to go there. He headed west, to Easton, Pennsylvania where he graduated from Lafayette College in 1967 with a bachelor’s degree in English literature.
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