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Shadow Hardcover - 1982

by Blaise Cendrars; Marcia Brown [Illustrator]; Marcia Brown [Translator];

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  • Hardcover

"Here the lore of African stories and storytellers that inspired Cendrars is conveyed by strong use of pure color, by eerie wisps of superimposed images, and by strong silhouettes, all in handsome double-page spreads that are remarkable in their composition".--Bulletin, Center for Children's Books. Caldecott Medal; ALA Notable Children's Book.

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Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1982-05-01. hardcover. Acceptable. 8x0x11.
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  • Title Shadow
  • Author Blaise Cendrars; Marcia Brown [Illustrator]; Marcia Brown [Translator];
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Acceptable
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Atheneum Books for Young Readers, New York
  • Date 1982-05-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 0684172267-4-27834280
  • ISBN 9780684172262 / 0684172267
  • Weight 0.98 lbs (0.44 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.04 x 8.74 x 0.41 in (28.04 x 22.20 x 1.04 cm)
  • Ages 05 to 08 years
  • Grade levels K - 3
  • Reading level 650
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: African
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Library of Congress subjects Children's poetry, Poetry
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 81009424
  • Dewey Decimal Code 841.912

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Summary

Shadow lives in the forest...
It goes forth at night
to prowl around the fires.
It even likes to mingle
with the dancers...
Shadow...
It waves with the grasses,
curls up at the foot of trees...

But in the African experience Shadow is much more. The village storytellers and shamans of an Africa that is passing into memory called forth for the poet Blaise Cendrars an eerie image, shifting between the beliefs of the present and the spirits of the past.
Shadow...
It does not cry out,
it has no voice...
It can cast a spell over you...
It follows man everywhere,
even to war...

Marcia Brown's stunning illustrations in collage, inspired by her travels in Africa, evoke the atmosphere and drama of a life now haunted, now enchanted by Shadow.

First line

The eye has no shadow.

About the author

Marcia Brown (1918-2015), one of the most honored illustrators in children's literature, was a three-time Caldecott Medalist and six-time Caldecott Honor illustrator, as well as winner of the Children's Literature Legacy Award (formerly known as the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award) for the body of her work. She lived in Laguna Hills, California.