For readers not yet ready for Twain, this version, like its model, will make them think about their places in the world. His palace scenes are ornate, light-filled watercolors of splendor in which the boys' homely, toothy faces seem like the only real and honest things. For example, when Edward, the prince, tries telling pauper Tom's parents that he is really the Prince of Wales, Tom's mother responds, ""Oh, poor Tom, it's all those books you read that's done this to you."" And in court, when Tom is given a finger bowl, he drinks from it, announcing, ""This is a very flavorless soup."" Lippincott (Bruce Coville's Magic Shop series) vibrantly renders the ragged features of the paupers, and his tableaux are full of life. Seller Rating: Contact seller Book Used - Softcover Condition: Good US 3.71 Convert currency Free shipping Within U.S.A. While some of the original's sophisticated humor gets lost in the translation, much of it remains. The Prince and the Pauper (Dover Childrens Thrift Classics) Mark Twain Published by Dover Publications, 2011 ISBN 10: 0486293831 ISBN 13: 9780486293837 Seller: Reliant Bookstore, El Dorado, U.S.A. Mayer's (The Unicorn and the Lake) adaptation is serviceable if not sparkling she retains all the key scenes of the story but flattens Twain's archaisms. A beggar and a prince look so alike that they change places but then cannot immediately switch back. Made less satirical than Mark Twain's classic and simplified for younger readers, this retelling is still a lively romp.
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