Rapunzel

Marc Notes: Recasts in an African setting the familiar fairy tale in which a beautiful girl with extraordinarily long hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch. Biographical Note: Rachel Isadora began dancing at the age of eight. She trained at George Balanchine's School of American Ballet and has danced professionally. Rachel lives in New York City with her family. Rachel Isadora has illustrated many books set in the world of dance and theater, including Opening Night, My Ballet Class, Swan Lake, The Little Match Girl, and Ben's Trumpet, which received the Caldecott Honor Award and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Award. copyright (c) 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved. Rachel Isadora began dancing at the age of eight. She trained at George Balanchine's School of American Ballet and has danced professionally. Rachel lives in New York City with her family. Rachel Isadora has illustrated many books set in the world of dance and theater, including Opening Night, My Ballet Class, Swan Lake, The Little Match Girl, and Ben's Trumpet, which received the Caldecott Honor Award and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Award. copyright (c) 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved. Publisher Marketing: Caldecott Honor winner Rachel Isadora's gorgeous collages breathe new life into this classic tale, capturing Rapunzel's striking beauty and the lush African setting?a new home for this story?with wonderful details such as Rapunzel's long dreadlocks and the prince's noble steed?a zebra. Readers will delight in the vibrant illustrations, thrill at the appearances of the frightening sorceress, and chime in with the familiar line ?Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair, ? as they follow this well-loved tale. Review Citations: Booklist 11/01/2008 pg. 48 (EAN 9780399247729, Hardcover) Kirkus Review - Children 09/01/2008 pg. 948 (EAN 9780399247729, Hardcover) School Library Journal 10/01/2008 pg. 129 (EAN 9780399247729, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 175 (EAN 9780399247729, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2009 pg. 130 (EAN 9780399247729, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 10/11/2010 pg. 40 (EAN 9781605370743, Hardcover) School Library Journal 04/01/2011 pg. 160 (EAN 9781605370743, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2010 (EAN 9781605370743, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Isadora, Rachel RACHEL ISADORA began dancing at the age of eight. She trained at George Balanchine's School of American Ballet and has danced professionally. She has illustrated many books set in the world of dance and theater, including the Caldecott honor, Ben's Trumpet, which was also a Boston Globe-Horn Book honor award winner. She grew up in New York City and lives there now.