Article: Hausman, Gerald & Loretta. A Mind with Wings: The Story of Henry David Thoreau.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)

HAUSMAN, Gerald & Loretta. A mind with wings; the story of Henry David Thoreau. Trumpeter Books, dist. by Random House. 148p. bibliog. 1-59030-228-1. $15.95. J

This fictionalized biography will serve the purpose of introducing Thoreau and his ideas to younger YAs, to prepare them for reading Walden when they are a bit older. It would be especially helpful in middle schools here in the Boston area, where the proximity of Walden Pond and Concord, Massachusetts make the field trip there inevitable. The authors are careful to stick to the facts of Thoreau's life, and they reconstruct conversations based on their reading of letters and ...

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