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January 13th 2009
by National Geographic Children's Books
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Hardcover, 64 pages
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142630398X
(isbn13: 9781426303982)
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Nevermore brings one of America’s most enigmatic writers to the attention of a new generation of children. This intriguing photobiography examines t…more
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Read in March, 2010
Grades 5-12
Mock Sibert Award Nominee, 2010
This biography of the tragic genius is detailed, well-researched, and attractive. Poe's story is told in an engaging style that mixes well-written, interesting prose with photographs, paintings, and other images. Black and white photographs are set off by blue-cast images and backgrounds. The narration is intermingled with quotes, bits of Poe's poetry or prose, varied font, and two-page photo spreads. Even the captions are deliciously const...more
Mock Sibert Award Nominee, 2010
This biography of the tragic genius is detailed, well-researched, and attractive. Poe's story is told in an engaging style that mixes well-written, interesting prose with photographs, paintings, and other images. Black and white photographs are set off by blue-cast images and backgrounds. The narration is intermingled with quotes, bits of Poe's poetry or prose, varied font, and two-page photo spreads. Even the captions are deliciously const...more
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Read in January, 2010
A fascinating biography of Edgar Allan Poe. In high school, I was fascinated with Edgar Allan Poe and carried around a copy of his "complete" works with me. I knew he'd had a hard life but learned in this book that a lot of what I knew about Poe was false and had been fabricated by one of Poe's rivals, Rufus Griswold, after Poe's death.
This book will appeal to those middle school and high school students are just coming to learn about Poe and his wonderful writing.
This book will appeal to those middle school and high school students are just coming to learn about Poe and his wonderful writing.
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Read in March, 2010
The haunting picture on the cover invites readers into the difficult life of Edgar Allan Poe. The book is nicely designed, with quotations from Poe's work overlaid on photographs from his life; the text puts him into the context of his time and the tragedies he had to overcome: the desertion of his father, early death of his mother and later his wife, both of TB, and his lifelong struggle to make a living as a writer.
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Read in December, 2009
This was a really enlightening book! Whether you know much about Poe or not, there's a lot more to this author than all the doom and gloom you normally hear about. Lange does a good job of placing his life and his writing within a larger context of the literary and social times while still making this a very accessible book.
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Read in April, 2009
I couldn't put this one down. I knew some of this information before, but thought that this was nicely done and accessible for a young audience, especially in view of the difficult issues in Poe's life. This biography made me want to read more about Poe and more of his work.
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Read in November, 2009
Another great title in the NG Photobiography series. Packed with information, beautifully laid out, and intriguing! Poe was a brilliant, tortured soul who had very little kindness in his life. His poetry is gorgeous. Try with teens who need to read a biography.
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Read in March, 2009
This heavily illustrated photobiography is geared toward young adult readers. I found it very interesting, I learned a lot that I didn't know about Poe. This is another of the new books that just arrived in my middle school library.
A fast read about Edgar Allan Poe, one of America's most popular and celebrated authors. Often seen as a doomed genius, his controversial work and life were branded "evil" by critics. Readers will learn alot about Poe's tragic life.
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loved the idea of a Poe biography for kids my students' age; dissappointed with the actual product because it was dry.
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Read in April, 2009
"We tremble with the violence of the conflict within us,--of the definite with the indefinite--of the substance with the shadow." -Poe, from "The Imp of the Perverse"
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