- Hardcover: 32 pages
- Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. (Aug 2 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0802852637
- ISBN-13: 978-0802852632
- Product Dimensions: 28.8 x 22.4 x 0.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 413 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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#391,738 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #34 in Books > Children's Books > Arts & Music > Music > Classical
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From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 4-- In the 1600s, the missionary Father Jean de Brebeuf wrote a carol in the Huron language telling the story of the birth of Christ, set in the Huron world. Given here in an English translation, the language is simple with evocative images, although the poetry does not always flow smoothly. As discussed in an afterword, Tyrrell has tried to make the illustrations authentic in terms of clothing and setting. Done in pen and ink and watercolor and using a limited palette, the main figures are set in an arched insert on each recto, surrounded by a swirling background of angels, stars, or birds. There is a liturgical look to this arrangement. Some people may have a philosophical difficulty with the validity of recasting the religious tradition of one culture into the setting of another. Grand Chief of the Huron nation, Max Gros-Louis, says in the afterword "We are pleased that this book tells a part of our common history," and certainly Father Brebeuf is historically significant as one of the first European missionaries to write in the Huron language. A book that will be of most interest to large eclectic collections. --Karen James, Louisville Free Public Library, KY
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
Book Description
Twas in the moon of wintertime when all the birds had fled...So begins Canadas most beautiful Christmas carol. Its writer, Father Jean de Brebeuf (1593-1649) was a Jesuit missionary who lived and worked among the Huron Indians for twenty-two years. Although Father de Brebeuf was killed during an Iroquois raid, the carol was kept alive in the Huron language for over one hundred years before it was translated into French, then finally into English in 1926. Frances Tyrells glorious illustrations combine the details of daily Huron life with the wonder of the Christmas story to create a book to treasure.
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Gentle entrance into the spirit of Christmas,
By Elsie Rempel (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Huron Carol (Hardcover)
I used this book during Advent with my third grade class in a Christian school in Winnipeg for a decade. We sang the song from the back cover with drumbeats(drumming on thighs and books)in English and Huron while I paged through the pictures as an opener for our Advent worship. They never tired of it. Nor did I. The gentle illustrations that accompany this first Canadian Christmas carol helped build a respect for Huron people, First Nations history, and nurtured a deeper love of Jesus Ahatonia, Jesus our King.Elsie Rempel.
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Simply Beautiful,
By "reviewer1" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Huron Carol (Hardcover)
This is an illustrated version of how the Christian missionaries tried to teach the story of the Nativity to native American Indians (in what is now Eastern Canada, I think). This book is the illustration of a beautiful song, telling of the birth of Jesus, with musical notation in the back so you can also learn and sing the song. The words of the song are given in English, and also an older version of French and of the native Indian language in which the missionaries were working.It is a beautiful book and has a wonderful peaceful quality, like snow on a winter's morning. Very nice for the Christmas season. 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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A new/old Christmas story,
By Barbara Winslow - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Huron Carol (Hardcover)
In a world where we must be careful how we approach the holidays in our clasroom, I found the Huron Carol to follow curriculum guidelines and enchant the reader as well. The illustrations are mystical and haunting in the blues of winter. The story is old, but we listen with new ears to the lovely tale of a Christmas in the far north. A welcome addition to any classroom.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Gentle entrance into the spirit of Christmas,
By Elsie Rempel - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Huron Carol (Hardcover)
I used this book during Advent with my third grade class in a Christian school in Winnipeg for a decade. We sang the song from the back cover with drumbeats(drumming on thighs and books)in English and Huron while I paged through the pictures as an opener for our Advent worship. They never tired of it. Nor did I. The gentle illustrations that accompany this first Canadian Christmas carol helped build a respect for Huron people, First Nations history, and nurtured a deeper love of Jesus Ahatonia, Jesus our King.Elsie Rempel. |
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