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Peanut and Pearl are prepared for a picnic!
Their picnic baskets are full, and their picnic hats are on. But what have the two friends forgotten?
Appealing illustrations and simple text tailor-made for the youngest of readers capture the joy of a story that is as sweet and silly as Peanut and Pearl themselves!
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Escrito a la vuelta de un viaje mítico, junto con Pier Paolo Pasolini y Elsa Morante, a través de la realidad caótica y sorprendente del subcontinente indio, en 1961, Una idea de la India es también, igual que El olor de la India de Pasolini, la crónica de un larga fascinación. La idea de la India que ofrece Moravia está grabada en las fachadas de los templos, en los muros de las ciudades, en las llanuras, en las selvas, en los desiertos del subcontinente. La penetrante y lúcida visión de Moravia capta y descubre la variedad cromática, táctil y sensorial de la India, y nos la describe e interpreta en toda su intensidad. Las incidencias de su viaje (y el retrato de paisajes como las cuevas de Amanta y Ellora, Benarés, el Ganges, Tanyore, el Taj Mahal, las esculturas de Khajuraho o de personajes como Nehru o Yinnah) son rasgos complementarios de esta idea del fabuloso país asiático que para todos los occidentales tiene un enorme interés, pues en la comprensión de la India está la clave venerable de muchas cuestiones que acechan aún de manera apremiante a la cultura europea. La India es inagotable. Uno va siempre allí por primera vez. O última. En todo caso, quien desee tener una idea de lo que es ?verdaderamente? el fenómeno religioso, tiene que viajar a la India. La India es una concepción de la vida, una concepción según la cual todo lo que parece real no es real y todo lo que no parece real es real. De esta concepción deriva la desvalorización completa de la vida como cosa absurda y dolorosa, y la convicción de que el hombre no debe obrar para mejorar el mundo, sino salir de él y alcanzar la realidad supersensible o espiritual. ALBERTO MORAVIA
Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-K--Two animal friends of indeterminable species decide to go on a picnic and accidentally get separated. However, the pals are soon reunited and vow to bring maps along on their next adventure. The simple text, brief number of words per page, and repetition make this story appropriate for the youngest beginning readers. The colorful illustrations are whimsical and provide visual clues to support the narrative.--Danielle Nicole Du Puis, Forest Ridge Elementary School, Laurel, MD (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
Peanut and Pearl, next-door neighbors and best friends, decide to go on a picnic together. Peanut packs a passel of corn cakes, and Pearl brings a plum pie. When both critters--and, since these are mammals of unreported species, we can only call them that--lead the way in opposite directions, both end up lost. While easygoing Peanut relaxes with his picnic fare, vigilant Pearl looks for her lost buddy, behind the smallest tree, behind the biggest tree and finally by the lake, where she finds Peanut wiping sleep out of his eyes. With very predictable plot and vocabulary, readable font and a humorous situation, Dotlich's latest is just what new readers need to build their confidence. Alley's comical illustrations add to the text, helping the new reader figure out any challenging words. An excellent addition to the classic I Can Read series, this is one that will be read over and over. (Easy reader. 4-6) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Peanut and Pearl are two, well, let's just call them furry critters; their species is unidentifiable. What can be identified is their headgear. Peanut likes to wear cowboy hats; Pearl, floppy chapeaus. They decide to go on a picnic, and Peanut packs corn cakes, while Pearl goes with the plum pie. But when they reach their destination, Peanut gets lost--at least Pearl thinks he does. In a scenario that might be familiar to children who have also gone astray, Peanut knows full well where he is, and he is surprised that Pearl has been looking for him everywhere. This simple easy reader, part of the I Can Read series, features a clear little story of minimal words and bright, upbeat characters drawn by veteran-illustrator Alley. The publisher designates this a My First book, designed to be shared with emergent readers. --Ilene Cooper Copyright 2007 Booklist