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| Genre/Form: | Caldecott Medal Juvenile literature Dust jackets (Bindings) Authors' autographs (Provenance) Juvenile fiction Folklore Fiction |
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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Steptoe, John, 1950-1989. Story of Jumping Mouse. New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, c1984 (OCoLC)608165127 |
| Material Type: | Fiction, Juvenile audience |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
John Steptoe; Lynn Braswell; Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books.; Juvenile Collection (Library of Congress) |
| ISBN: | 0688019021 9780688019020 068801903X 9780688019037 068808740X 9780688087401 |
| OCLC Number: | 8689667 |
| Notes: | Design by Lynn Braswell. --t.p. verso |
| Awards: | Caldecott Honor Book, 1985. |
| Description: | [40] p. : ill. ; 29 cm. |
| Responsibility: | retold and illustrated by John Steptoe. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
The gifts of Magic Frog and his own hopeful and unselfish spirit bring Jumping Mouse finally to the Far-Off Land where no mouse goes hungry.
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Exploration and compassion
The Story of Jumping Mouse, a Native American legend retold and illustrated by John Steptoe, is a wonderful, wonderful picture book with glorious black-and-white drawings.The story is about exploration and compassion. My wife discovered it, and I was as taken with the story (and how it’s told) and the...
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The Story of Jumping Mouse, a Native American legend retold and illustrated by John Steptoe, is a wonderful, wonderful picture book with glorious black-and-white drawings.The story is about exploration and compassion. My wife discovered it, and I was as taken with the story (and how it’s told) and the pictures as she was. Here’s a brief plot summary:A small, humble mouse sets off on a journey of discovery to reach the legendary “far-off land” told in tales by the old ones. Along the way, he meets fellow creatures in need, and he responds to their needs with great compassion–by giving away his most precious possessions: his sight and his sense of smell. After much hardship, he reaches the “far-off land” and finds that his unselfish spirit of hope and compassion have brought him to an even greater destiny.The book dates from 1984 and is a Caldecott Honor Book. If you haven’t read it, do. If you get a lump in your throat…well, you’re not the only one.
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