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Prince Bantam: Exceptional Tales for Exceptional Kids
The legendary adventures of Yoshitsune the Brave and his Faithful Henchman, Great Benkei of the Western Pagoda, based on the life of Yoshitsune, the ninth son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, and half-brother Minamoto no Yoritomo, who would go on to found the Kamakura shogunate, becoming Japan’s first shogun.
Prince Bantam is the happily combined work of a distinguished husband and wife team, Lynd Ward (1905 - 1985) and May McNeer Ward (1902 - 1994). May Ward wrote extensively for what she called “medium age” children, chiefly on historical subjects. Lynd Ward, an expert in both woodcut and lithography, illustrated many beautiful limited editions, as well as trade editions of books for both adults and children.
The advantages of the close collaboration between author and artist are strikingly apparent as the Wards again present a story and pictures that complement and enhance each other to perfection.
Prince Bantam is the happily combined work of a distinguished husband and wife team, Lynd Ward (1905 - 1985) and May McNeer Ward (1902 - 1994). May Ward wrote extensively for what she called “medium age” children, chiefly on historical subjects. Lynd Ward, an expert in both woodcut and lithography, illustrated many beautiful limited editions, as well as trade editions of books for both adults and children.
The advantages of the close collaboration between author and artist are strikingly apparent as the Wards again present a story and pictures that complement and enhance each other to perfection.
233 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1929
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May Yonge McNeer
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Married to Lynd Ward, who illustrated several of her works. https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Married to Lynd Ward, who illustrated several of her works. https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
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December 13, 2021
4.5. Rounding up because this is a classic. So pleased to have a First Edition copy published in 1929. Illustrator is the famous Lynd Ward. Story was a bit slow at first then got better and better.
Very Asian story --meaning not predictable plot and featuring only Asian characters with the hero being a young Japanese Prince.
The best way I can describe this book is to say that the 11 year old boy played by Fred Savage in The Princess Bride would LOVE this story--lots of swordfighting, no kissing scenes although has a super cool brave Princess whose hair is cut off so that she can pass as a boy to escape an evil Prince, battles, ghosts, weaponry, intrigue and betrayal, and a young hero as amazing as Westley.
Very Asian story --meaning not predictable plot and featuring only Asian characters with the hero being a young Japanese Prince.
The best way I can describe this book is to say that the 11 year old boy played by Fred Savage in The Princess Bride would LOVE this story--lots of swordfighting, no kissing scenes although has a super cool brave Princess whose hair is cut off so that she can pass as a boy to escape an evil Prince, battles, ghosts, weaponry, intrigue and betrayal, and a young hero as amazing as Westley.
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