  | First light, first life : a worldwide creation story Author: Fleischman, Paul | |
| Price: $6.50 | ||
Summary:
The author draws from a variety of folk traditions to put together the story of creation, including elements from many cultures.
| Illustrator: | Paschkis, Julie |
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: LG Reading Level: 3.60 Points: .5 Quiz: 185156 | Reading Counts Information: Interest Level: 3-5 Reading Level: 3.50 Points: 1.0 Quiz: 69836 | |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (07/01/16)
Booklist (+) (08/01/16)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (+) (00/11/16)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 08/01/2016 *Starred Review* Bright, golden folkloric artwork, swirling with stars and mystery, illuminates a variety of creation stories from around the world. This opens, of course, with “In the beginning” before quickly diverging into stories about the advent of animals and humans. From great floods to great fires, the world is made new again, and Fleischman and Paschkis use words and pictures to show us the commonalities between cultures, condensing them into one fluid telling. In Alaska, Raven steals a ball of light, and in Israel, God commands light’s appearance. In Egypt, Ra creates people from tears, while in the Banks Islands, the people are composed of wood and a drum beats them into existence. A great flood compels Condor to float in a basket, just as in Iraq a boat floats and comes to rest on a mountaintop. The symbols Paschkis chooses from different cultures—faces in profile, masks adorned with stripes, and the zigzags of sunlight and lightning—will give children a beginning lesson in the basics of folk symbols. The book is a companion piece to the pair’s Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella (2007), which illuminates similar stories from China to France. Let’s hope they continue to elaborate on the stories our diverse world shares. - Copyright 2016 Booklist.
