“Rapunzel gas magnificent long hair, fine as spun gold, and when she heard the voice of the enchantress she unfastened her braided tresses, wound them round one of the hooks of the window above and the hair fell twenty ells down, and the enchantress climbed up by it.”
pickRapunzel is a classic story about a princess who is trapped by her mother in a tower. Rapunzel has beautiful long hair that she uses to her advantage to escape.
pickThis classic TL is about a beautiful girl with long blonde hair who is stuck in a tower far far away. How does she live, can she leave? You‘ll have to read and find out.. This would make a great AS because Zelinsky is known for his classic tales. #ucflae3414su20
pickThis TL would be a great S to the class. Most of the students know the story or have seen the Disney version of the story. This would help with background knowledge when introducing this version. I would have the students pick a pivotal scene that makes a difference to the story and then draw it out. If they can draw it and perhaps write a couple of sentences to explain it, this would provide comprehension.
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pickRapunzel is a TL written and illustrated by Paul O. Zelensky which is a classic about how a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. This book could be a great addition for an author study because Paul O. Zelensky has written many TL books. The book also won a golden Caldecott Medal because Zelensky use oil paintings to create the illustrations.
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The illustrations in this story are amazingly beautiful. It looks like a renaissance painting since it has so much detail. It respects the tradition of the story while also creating an artists vision. This story has some dark and intense parts for young children so parents could gloss over some moments easily.
pickThe book Rapunzel by Paul ZelinskyI was very emotional. Definitely not a read for young children. But also it had a happy ending which made it a really cute book. I probably would recommend this book to 3rd grade and up. The illustrations were amazing as well.
pickThis Caldecott award winning retelling of Rapunzel by Paul Zelensky was published in 1997. There‘s a little snippet in the back of the book that describes how he chose to tell this version and he said he wanted to choose all the most magical and interesting parts of other versions he had read or heard. He accompanies the tale with gorgeous Italian Renaissance like illustrations that bring the story to life.
This is a fabulous fairytale and fable story with beautiful illustrations. I think this book is good for all young ages and would keep the children's attention the whole time. I would read this to my classroom when learning about fairytales and fables.
pickI love this story, and it is one of my favorite books/movies. This book is about a man and woman who are expecting a child, but the wife is plagued by a craving for an herb that grows in a garden. The husband goes to get her some from next door and gets caught by a sorceress. To save his own life, the sorceress wants the newborn child as her own when she comes. Then follows the well-known story of Rapunzel in a tower and how a prince saves her.
“Your singing was so beautiful,” the prince told her,” that I knew I must see your face, or my heart could have no peace.” I love this quote because rapunzel and her knight were finally together after hearing her sing.
This would be a great book for 2nd or 3rd graders. It's a long book which the older kids might enjoy. This is a great story that all kids will enjoy. 2nd and 3rd graders would be able to understand the story line for this book.
so-soThis book won a Caldecott medal. This was one of my favorite childhood books when I was younger and it still is a great book. It has a great pictures with a great story.
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