Item
Der Adler & der Zaunkönig: Eine Fabel
- Title
- en_US Der Adler & der Zaunkönig: Eine Fabel
- Description
- en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)
- en_US Language note: German
- Nacherezählt von Jane Goodall: aus dem Englischen von Bruno Hächler
- Creator
- en_US Goodall, Jane See all items with this value
- Contributor
- en_US Reichstein, Alexander
- Date
- 2019-01-28T20:29:50Z
- 2018-09
- en_US 2014
- Date Available
- 2019-01-28T20:29:50Z
- Date Issued
- en_US 2014
- Abstract
- en_US This smaller edition is based on Neugebauer's original edition of 2000. Our collection has Neugebauer's English from the same year. This smaller (5¾" x 7 ¼") book seems to reproduce the entire original. As I wrote of our English copy, this is a lovely book. Neugebauer again here offers something well thought through and well executed. Various birds start by bickering about who can fly the highest. The eagle contradicts the other birds; the first illustration of the eagle glistens beautifully with light. Various birds can fly only so high and then must return to the earth. The ostrich welcomes them back and encourages them for having done as well as nature intended. The art zooms out nicely as the birds fly higher. In the end, the other birds can see only one bird left, the eagle. As the eagle is soaring, the wren creeps out of his feathers in another dramatic illustration. The wren flies upward; as she does so, the eagle tries to match her but is too tired. She assures him that he has won the contest and mentions that she could not have flown so high by herself. The owl congratulates both for setting a new record together. I am particularly impressed with the positive transformation of the ancient fable, which is about outdoing others. Here each contributes to a new achievement.
- Identifier
- en_US 11425 (Access ID)
- Language
- en_US ger
- Publisher
- en_US Mini-Minedition: Michael Neugebauer Book: North-South Books
- en_US Zürich
- Subject
- en_US PZ34.2.G57Ad 2014 See all items with this value
- One fable See all items with this value
- en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value
- Item sets
- Carlson Fable Collection Books