The Golden Serpent
Author:
Walter Dean Myers
Illustrator:
Alice Provensen, Martin Provensen
Publication:
1980 by Viking Press Inc
Genre:
Fables, Fiction, Folk Tales, Philosophy
Pages:
40
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HIGH ON A MOUNTAIN LIVES A WISE MAN named Pundabi; a young boy named Ali lives with him. One day the king summons Pundabi and Ali and demands that Pundabi solve a mystery or be thrown in jail. But what is the mystery? The king does not know. Pundabi and Ali walk through the bustling marketplace and return to the king with the answer. It is the mystery of the Golden Serpent.
What is the Golden Serpent? Does the king really have one? How can Pundabi find it?
In this simple yet bewitching story, Walter Dean Myers combines elements of fairy tale and philosophy and shows that the mystery of the Golden Serpent, like real life, leaves the most important questions unanswered.
Alice and Martin Provensen have provided a magnificent backdrop for the story. Richly detailed, colorful, and authentic, their depiction of India at the beginning of this century blends fantasy and reality in a way that perfectly suits the text.
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Alice Provensen
1918 - 2018American
Alice and Martin Provensen have been writing and illustrating children's books since 1947. They have received the Gold Medal from the Society of Ill... See more
Martin Provensen
1916 - 1987American
Alice and Martin Provensen have been writing and illustrating children's books since 1947. They have received the Gold Medal from the Society of Ill... See more
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