Newbery Medal (John Newbery Medal)
The White Stag (Newbery Library, Puffin)
Drawing on Hungarian origin legends, the book presents a mythic journey led by a white stag. Its layered mix of history and legend gives the story a quiet but distinctive force.
Work Information
A journey guided by a white stag, somewhere between myth and history.
The White Stag is a children's book that reworks Hungarian origin legends into a narrative of migration and beginnings. It turns national memory into story through powerful mythic imagery.
Review Summaries
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Readers often praise the mythic atmosphere and symbolic design. The classical style gives the book weight, though it can also create some distance.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- 1979-10-25
- Pages
- 96 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 19.66 x 12.95 x 0.79 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780140312584
- ISBN-10
- 9780140312584
- Price
- 1400 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Children's Books/Literature & Fiction/Historical Fiction/Ancient Civilizations
Winner of the Newbery Medal For generations the tribes of Huns and Magyars had moved relentlessly westward, obeying the voices of their pagan gods, which compelled them to follow the elusive white stag to their promised homeland. They swept Europe, all the while pursuing their vision of the stag. Their leader was called Attila, and the land Hungary. Here is the epic story of their tribal migration and their fierce leader—known to us even today. “The wonder of a fairy tale, the stirring romance of a heroic legend, rounded out with the color, atmosphere, and poetry of this artist’s retelling of the story of Attila.”— The New York Times
Kate Seredy (1899-1975) is the Hungarian-born writer and illustrator of numerous children's books. She won the Newbery Medal, the Newbery Honor, the Caldecott Honor, and the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.
Reviews
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A childs imagination book
I'd read the Chestry Oak and wanted to read something by the same author.
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The White Stag
I ordered this book for my child's book report. I was worried that it would take too long to get to my house and that there would not be enough time to read the book and write the report. I couldn't believe how quickly the book arrived--just a couple of days. I was very impressed with the speed of delivery and the book was in excellent shape. Although it was a used book the book seller described it perfectly and it did not look like it had ever been touched. It looked perfectly new. If this book seller (JJ's Book Nook) can continue to operate like this I would give them a 100% satisfaction score. The book itself was a historical novel. It was less than 100 pages, but a lot of information was placed in this book. It can be read on several levels from child to adult. On the adult level, the author tells about some very specific historical events and puts them in a proper context that was very interesting. A child would not know about any of these events and some knowledge of history is necessary to fully understand the merits of the book. It basically told about the founding of the country of Hungry and some of the myths associated with a few historical facts. The combination made for a good read for both child and adult. Reading about the myths would be fun reading for children and the historical context of the story was interesting reading for adults.
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A NICE STORY
I bought this book because my Mother read it to me when I was very young, the first of many books by this author. It brought back wonderful memories of a wonderful time spent with my Mom at my bedtime. She enjoyed the book too.
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This book came in very good condition. I read it as a child and ...
This book came in very good condition. I read it as a child and decided I wanted to read it again to see if I would recommend it to my grandchildren to read. I will recommend it but I think it is more appropriate for 10-12 year olds rather than the current 7 and 5.
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Glad to have read it
I enjoyed this book. It's written for a child's reading level, but I have never read it before and I was interested in expanding my library. This a legend of the ancestry of the Hungarians. Starting with Nimrod all the way to Attila the Hun. The moral of the story gets mixed up, but I really didn't see this as your typical "good vs. evil" or Aesop's Fable story-line. It's folklore and an explanation on how "our Hungarian ancestors" came to be. I'm not going to explain this in great detail as other reviewers did. It's a short story and it has many illustrations and it is worth picking up or checking out at your library.