Wing & Claw: Forest of Wonders by Linda Sue Park
2016; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 69; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/bcc.2016.0293
ISSN1558-6766
Autores Tópico(s)History of Science and Medicine
ResumoReviewed by: Wing & Claw: Forest of Wonders by Linda Sue Park April Spisak Park, Linda Sue Wing & Claw: Forest of Wonders; illus. by James Madsen. Harper/HarperCollins, 2016 [352p] Trade ed. ISBN 978-0-06-232738-3 $16.99 E-book ed. ISBN 978-0-06-232740-6 $9.99 Reviewed from galleys R Gr. 4-6 Twelve-year-old Raffa has a natural talent for apothecary, and he likes working with plants. When an experiment with a powerful and strange plant results in startling outcomes (a gravely injured bat not only is healed but also learns to speak), Raffa is wisely circumspect about the event, but his ambitious cousin tells all and the word gets to the government of Obsidia. Soon Raffa is caught up in an elaborate plan to stop the government from conducting horrific experiments in animal control; his feelings of guilt and responsibility war with his own curiosity as he grapples with the idea that a lucky forest find could bring a permanent change. Raffa is a bit too perfect, as even his mistakes are noble and well-intentioned, but he is quickly surrounded by three allies, kids from different backgrounds and holding drastically different skill sets, who are much more approachable in their flaws and character depth. Both adorable and useful for communicating with other animals, Echo, the healed bat, is a plus as well. The magic here is measured, doled out in single drops, but it is still magical nonetheless, and readers will find plenty to lure them back for the rest of the anticipated trilogy. A simple map will orient readers to the setting. Copyright © 2016 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
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