The Night Rainbow

by Barbara Juster Esbensen

Book Overview

A poem based on ancient legends about the northern lights from people who associated the fiery illuminations with animals, ghosts, dancers, and raging battles. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 053130244X
• ISBN13: 9780531302446
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.1" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 4

Customer Reviews

The Night Rainbow

"A Night Rainbow" is our own piece of the northern lights. Like a firely in a bottle, Barbara Juster Esbensen is able to capture in words the grandeur and mystery of this most magical phenomenon. With unparalleled mastery, the author seamlessly weaves science, legend and poetry into a rich landscape of words. In this book which will be enjoyed as much by adults as children, Barbara's reverence for native folklore and her enthusiasm for the natural world are keenly evident. Helen Davie's lovely pastel illustrations effectively convey both the majesty and flowing, ephemeral qualities of the aurora borealis. Together, words and pictures embrace the reader with open arms on all levels of being - physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual.