"A long time ago, by the edge of a forest, lived a wild brown hare." So begins John Winch's "Run, Hare, Run!, " a remarkable picture book that follows the great 16th-century artist Albrecht Durer and his pet hound as they chase a hare who'll become the subject of one of the artist's more famous paintings. John Winch's highly detailed oil paintings brilliantly depict the early Renaissance setting, while the evocative text conveys the drama of the situation from the hare's point of view. Repetition, anticipation, and a ...
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"A long time ago, by the edge of a forest, lived a wild brown hare." So begins John Winch's "Run, Hare, Run!, " a remarkable picture book that follows the great 16th-century artist Albrecht Durer and his pet hound as they chase a hare who'll become the subject of one of the artist's more famous paintings. John Winch's highly detailed oil paintings brilliantly depict the early Renaissance setting, while the evocative text conveys the drama of the situation from the hare's point of view. Repetition, anticipation, and a reassuring twist at the end make "Run, Hare, Run!" appealing on many levels.
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Add this copy of Run. Hare, Run! the Story of a Drawing to cart. $40.00, like new condition, Sold by Milton Ave Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Columbus, OH, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Little Hare.
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Seller's Description:
Winch, John. Fine. Full color glossy paper over boards. Decorated endpapers. Author's note about Dürer. 40pp. The book is slightly scuffed. Otherwise it is crisp, clean, tight, never opened or read. No DJ. Children's fiction. Children/Juvenile.
