Animal Land An Allegorical Fable Leland James Anne Zimanski 9781935656357 Books
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"Animal Land" is an allegorical fable of World War II, à la George Orwell's "Animal Farm." The story, written in unique, highly accessible, shape poetry by award-winning poet Leland James, recounts in dramatic action the events of World War II from Chamberlain's appeasement of Nazi Germany to the overoptimistic predictions of eternal peace after the defeat and surrender of Germany and its allies. You will notice animals of fitting character represent historical figures and their personalities. Like "Animal Farm," the story operates on two levels, one level a story that a nine year-old can easily relate to, the second level suited to adult readers. Smiles of recognition and frowns at errors in judgment come rapid fire to the adult reader, while children alternately laugh and become thoughtful as the basic story unfolds. The moral of this fable is timeless and of particular relevance in light of current international events — the lessons of World War II being essential to any understanding of the conflicts and potential destructive hegemonies present in each day's news. "Animal Land" entertains and informs in the tradition of the dual relevance of all authentic allegory, being both historically and currently relevant. The book is full of beautiful illustrations by Anne Zimanski, a well-established artist of exceptional talent. The illustrations, like the story itself, avoid the typical children's book fare, striking a rare balance of whimsy without cuteness, such as that achieved by E.H. Shepard in "Wind in the Willows."
Animal Land An Allegorical Fable Leland James Anne Zimanski 9781935656357 Books
Animal Land: An Allegorical Fable, by Leland James is a wonderful tale, masterfully told for youngsters and old folks! Even though the tale spins an allegorical story relating to World War II, I found myself wishing our current political leaders could read it and learn from the lessons told. Leland James is a skillful author, weaving the story in a visual masterpiece. The illustrations drawn by illustrator Anne Zimanski so artfully depict the words. It was a pleasure to read and see such craftsmanship! Can't wait to read more of Leland James work!Product details
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Animal Land An Allegorical Fable Leland James Anne Zimanski 9781935656357 Books Reviews
Loved the book! Great book for the family to read together. My Son thought it was great and after telling my co-workers about it they decided to get it and had the same reaction as well! Highly recommended book for anyone of all ages.
I just finished reading Mr. James’ Animal Land. I found it educational and entertaining. The characters, the illustrations, the creative names all helped to keep this allegorical tale bouncing along.
Mr James is able to tell a terrible tale with insight and compassion. Basic values like freedom and teamwork are depicted with an artistic interpretation that is simple to understand.
Highly recommended.
My daughter has recently started to read and has quickly outgrown her 10 page books and is ready to start reading chapter books. This is a really great way to bridge the gap as something we can read together at her own pace. She loves discovering new words, so it has also prompted her to ask "what does that mean?" She also loves bookmarks, so she can read through a chapter at a time, come back and then finish the story. The format really lends itself to young readers who want to feel like they are reading a "grown-up" book while the parent can pick up on the interesting allegories presented.
This fully illustrated allegorical take on WWII aims to introduce major components of the war to children in the form of a free verse narrative poem divided into stanzas of "shape poetry". Thankfully, the seriousness of war is not reduced to cloying couplets. The "shapes" of the stanzas are arbitrary and add nothing to the poetry, but the alliteration is chewed to good effect, appropriate for a story completely "peopled" with animals.
Comparisons have been made to "Aesop's Fables" (possibly) and George Orwell's "Animal Farm" (not at all), but these miss the mark. Unlike "Animal Farm" and Richard Adams's "Watership Down" using animals to portray forms of governments, this story merely replaces people with animals for a heavily stripped-down, simplified version of WWII. Unlike Art Spiegelman's "The Complete Maus" which showed the horrors of the war albeit with animals, this tale does not hit anything from the war except with the broadest of strokes. The occupations of mainland Europe are off-page and largely undescribed [with the exception of misleadingly mentioning enslaving the citizens of occupied countries].
The allegorical version of the Holocaust is boiled down to an irrational hatred and caging of songbirds. Zero atrocities are shown or described. The Russian front is reduced to a single winter siege. The Americans [Eagles] sweep in and end the war quickly, while the British hold out. It's all too simplified, or misleading to be of educational value. This is a war without rationing nor air raids that accidentally implies the Japanese were in the European campaign for the first half of the story.
The strength of this story is in getting its point across about leaders and leadership. Winston Churchill [a badger], Franklin Roosevelt [an eagle] and Adolph Hitler [a mutant crocodile with a dog's head] all are described, [and wonderfully drawn by illustrator Anne Zimanski]. The case is made for action over capitulation and being pro-active rather than reactive. It also snipes at decisions by committee and potentially the role of the UN, in general. The hawkish propaganda is clear when inactive leaders are depicted as sleeping possums.
I received my copy of the book when the author contacted me directly through "The Book Review Directory", a blog.
A review written by Ooha,
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"A tale of World War II narrated in the form of shape poetry and populated by giraffes and lions, owls and songbirds, eagles and sparrows and possums and badgers, Animal Land reveals the picture of war and includes a piece of advice at the end that we all need to hear. Especially now and even more so, for the future.
It is evident that Animal Land is inspired by George Orwell’s Animal Farm. But, the beautiful spin here is the poetic narration which flows seamlessly until the reader is caught up in a wondrous imagination of wise owls and brave hawks and malicious croca-dogs. This narration is further enriched with detailed illustrations that can catch any child’s fancy.
That said, this book is not just for children. While kids can still enjoy the story, for us adults, it is a lesson within a story. It is remainder that we shouldn’t beget war, but, we shouldn’t ignore it either. It reminds us that it’ll be well worth our while to remember the ravages of the previous war for posterity and learn our lesson now than later.
Adding to the joy of reading in rhythm, is the author’s careful maintenance of shape poetry. Nowhere does it feel that the author is compromising metier for form or rhyme and in spite of the hard lesson and tragedies within, I couldn’t help the smile on my face because I was reading some impeccable poetry after a long time.
BOTTOMLINE This book provides an easy way to educate our children about the Second World War. The analogies are simple and the animals very descriptive. Of course, if you’re a poetry aficionado, don’t even think- this book is a must read."
Loved the story! Graphics are great. Bought another copy for my nephew - he'll enjoy the story. I'll probably buy a few more for friends' kids.
What a great book! As soon as I read it I bought 7 more copies for all my nieces, nephews, and parents. It's their favorite book. Putting the tale together with animals was very creative and the drawings really bring the story to life. Highly Recommend!!! Also, I just read Leland James',
"This Is The Way The World Ends" and all I can say is, wow.
Animal Land An Allegorical Fable, by Leland James is a wonderful tale, masterfully told for youngsters and old folks! Even though the tale spins an allegorical story relating to World War II, I found myself wishing our current political leaders could read it and learn from the lessons told. Leland James is a skillful author, weaving the story in a visual masterpiece. The illustrations drawn by illustrator Anne Zimanski so artfully depict the words. It was a pleasure to read and see such craftsmanship! Can't wait to read more of Leland James work!
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