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    <body><![CDATA[this is the sort of book that makes me want to be a school librarian. it would work so well with a classroom, rather than the one-to-one dispersion at a public library. john porcellino's illustrations bring to mind the simplicity of allison cole that i like so much and really mirror the spirit of th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77425241">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked how the simple illustrations reinforced Thoreau's plea for us to Simplify! I think this will be more successful with readers who are already familiar with Thoreau and his writings rather than being an introduction, but I'd like to try it with students to gauge their responses.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Henry David Thoreau's words put into a graphic novel.  The simple illustrations define his dedication to a life of simplicity.  I liked it.  Any other Thoreau fans out there?]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Graphic novel version of Thoreau's Walden. <br/><br/>The simplicity of the drawings compliments the simplicity of Thoreau's philosophy. <br/><br/>Sadly, I like the &quot;real&quot; version better. But this would be good for high school tie-ins. So glad I was introduced to the transcendentalists ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25584679">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Porcellino is the perfect cartoonist for this adaptation, or rather sort-of adaptation.  The book is basically images of Thoreau walking around, living his life at Walden and thinking about stuff.  It feels a lot like the King Kat comics in which teenage Porcellino wanders around and thinks about st...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41955699">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I feel like this book gave me a glimpse into Thoreau's heart, rather than his head. Or maybe this condensed, illustrated version of <em>Walden</em> speaks more to <em>my</em> heart than to my head. Thoreau's words are here, yes, purposeful and stirring, but so is the space between the words, the quiet, transcendent m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70960583">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love John Porcellino's style but having read the original &quot;Walden&quot; by Thoreau just feel like his style wasn't the right match. John Porcellino's work is so simple and kind of optimistic, where &quot;Walden&quot; was SO DETAIL OBSESSED and meandering. Sometimes I craved the seriousness an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59822940">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Simple yet effective illustrations coupled with Thoreau's actual musings and meditations on his experiment at Walden Pond. His observations still resonate deeply today: Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[To say the least, this book is &quot;interesting&quot; -- presenting some of Thoreau's writing and ideas in cartoon format -- there is not much innovative panel design but the color scheme, the panel progression, the choices of images all work harmoniously together -- which fit very nicely with Thor...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35447944">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The illustrations, like the text, are simple.  This is a concise adaptation of Walden with an informative introduction about Henry David Thoreau, and an afterword with the illustrator on his concepts and inspiration.]]></body>
    
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