The Golden Glow
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox meets Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever in this stylish picture book about a quest for a rare and mysterious plant.
Fox loves nature. There's nothing he enjoys more than reading about and picking flowers. One evening, he comes across a rare specimen in his old botany book -- the golden glow, a plant from the Wellhidden family, found only in the mountains . . . a plant that has yet to be described. Fascinated, Fox decides to set off on a quest in search of the mysterious golden glow. He packs his knapsack, a map, a compass, a flashlight, a sleeping bag and other items for his hike. Along the way, Fox observes many different kinds of trees and plants. He also encounters woodland friends who help him make it to the summit of the mountain. But when Fox eventually stumbles upon the object of his quest, he makes a surprising decision.
With spreads of educational content interspersed throughout, The Golden Glow is a charming story that details the simple pleasures of a nature hike and celebrates observing the beauty of nature.
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"The golden glow is a plant from the Wellhidden family. It is very rare and only grows high in the mountains." Fox, who's interested in botany, sets out to find the golden glow. A tall, skinny fellow, Fox is rendered, like the other figures in French artist Flouw's world, as a kind of collage of squared-off polygons, while rich, natural-looking colors moss greens, magentas, and pale rose give softness to the images. In order to find the golden glow, Fox must first find Marmot, and before he finds Marmot, he has to consult with Wolf. All the animals behave with admirable politeness, and Fox's quest alternates with detailed spreads, in which Flouw presents the equipment Fox takes (tent, rain jacket, map, grape p t sandwiches), the trees he sees ("the famous maple," "the sturdy larch"), alpine flowers, and even levels of climatology ("montane zone," "subalpine zone"). Morelli and Ouriou's translation flows nicely, and the story's mysterious golden glow flower (nonexistent in reality) serves as a McGuffin around which Flouw builds his striking introduction to botanical exploration. Ages 4 8.
