Dance in the Desert

by Madeleine L'Engle

Book Overview

"This is truly an exquisite book! story and words combine tocreate a mood that is wonderful, exotic, and magical, and which is memorable. ...The writing is tender, exciting, and dramatically moving.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374416842
• ISBN13: 9780374416843
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 47 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 7 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 2 and higher

Customer Reviews

I FOUND IT AGAIN!

I grew up loving this wonderful book that originally came out in the 60's. It is the one book I remember so clearly. I lost it some years back and it looks like they finally reprinted it! You will love it...I promise!

Brilliant!

This book is one of my favorites of all time. As usual, Madeleine L'Engle manages to capture the magnificance of our Creator in the most powerful and thought provoking ways. I love this book so much that I brought it to life on our stage two years ago through storytelling and dance. It was a huge success. Everyone from 2-100 can relate to this story. Sadly, I see that it is not longer in print and I just cannot understand why...

I can't wait to read this one to my nephews...

What makes a great children's book? It's that combination of words and pictures, action and magic, that you find in this desert story. This is such a creative and surprising tale. It starts out scary - describing all the things in the dessert at night that prowl and sneak. And then all of those creatures come to a group of travelers, one by one, and dance with a little boy. I cannot recommend this book more highly. Each page is a new adventure with a new animal, and it's the perfect length to keep your child interested.

Beautiful on many levels

The story is wonderful, it had to spring from the mind of Madeleine L'Engle. It is both solid in Faith, and magical, with creatures like dragons and unicorns. It gives a unique glimpse of Christ as a child, both innocent and powerful, dancing with the wild, dangerous creatures of the desert on a moonlit night. We gave out several copies at Christmas, and it was well-received by all.

This is a great book for children and adult alike.

This book depicts a special night in the desert, when all the beasts danced and bowed before the Christ child. I love to read this story to my kids at Christmas. The pictures are the best.