Griso: The One and Only

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Synopsis
A unicorn searches for others just like him in this vibrant and shapeshifting tale by Batchelder-Honor author and illustrator, Roger MelloThe last of his kind, Griso travels the world searching for unicorn companions. He asks beetles, chameleons, and buffalos if they&’ve seen any mythical creatures like him, and all send him on his way saying, &“Neither here nor at the edge of the world.&” Griso gallops across plains, marshes, and mountains, he trots into the sunset and chats with fearsome narwals by the sea. On each spread, we see Griso rendered in a new artistic style, portrayed as a shadowy cave painting, a chivalrous medieval stead, or lost along a mind-bending surrealist horizon. Griso, the Unique introduces young readers to artistic movements spanning the 7th to 18th century, leaping across time and color with the flip of a page. In Daniel Hahn&’s exquisite translation, Griso, the Unique opens the doors to a world of African painting, Tang Dynasty murals, medieval tapestries, and art hidden beneath Egyptian pyramids. A song of color, time, expression, and a fantastical search for belonging by Brazilian visionary, Roger Mello.
Copyright:
2016

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781962770095
Related ISBNs:
9781962770088
Publisher:
Steerforth Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Roger Mello
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Children's Books, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Grade Levels:
Kindergarten, First grade, Second grade, Third grade, Pre-Kindergarten
Reading Age:
4–8
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Translator:
Daniel Hahn

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