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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz:
The Kansas Centennial Edition
by L. Frank Baum This
Oz publication is a special centennial edition from the
University Press of Kansas. The first in the Oz series, this
edition contains twenty-six McCurdy drawings in black
and white, most all containing subtle references to Kansas. Famed
fantasy writer Ray Bradbury contributed the
introduction. He says
of McCurdy's work: "Michael McCurdy is a marvelous artist whose
wondrous images offer new shadings for this re-paving of a road well
taken and a harvest of characters well met." Respected book
designer Richard Hendel designed the handsome edition. Aside from the
trade edition, a special signed and slipcased edition of 500 copies is
also available. "The book is illustrated with haunting but witty
[drawings] by Michael McCurdy that provide a fresh, anti-Hollywood
interpretation of the story." --Christian Science Monitor
(NOV 4/99) Now also in paperback! Order
from Amazon.com
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Tales of Terror by Edgar Allan
Poe 
The
Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono This
Twentieth Anniversary edition, a newly formatted best seller, comes
with a new Foreword by the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Wangari
Maathai and a new Afterword by Andy Lipkis of Tree People. The 7 x 10"
format allows an even better view of Michael McCurdy's bold wood
engravings. Published by Chelsea Green Publishing Company of White
River Junction, Vermont, it has sold over a quarter-million copies thus
far.
song by the late Chicago singer/songwriter
Steve Goodman was recorded by a number of musicians, including John
Denver. Perhaps the best-known version is the interpretation sung
by Arlo Guthrie, no doubt Guthrie's biggest hit. The version printed
here was approved by the estate of Steve Goodman. Michael has
illustrated this thoroughly American classic with dramatic color
scratchboard drawings. Putnam's Sons, June '03 "...a dynamic
and nostalgic treatment..." ---Booklist "[McCurdy] grabs the
audience's attention right away..." (Publishers Weekly, June
9)
"...spectacular illustrations...-" Washington Post (June
22)
"...music fans, railroad buffs, and folk-art aficionado s will
appreciate McCurdy's memorable treatment." (Kirkus Reviews, June
1) 
The Signers: The 56 Stories Behind the
Declaration of Independence by Dennis
Brindell Fradin Michael created 112 striking black-and-white
scratchboard drawings for this comprehensive edition by Dennis Brindell
Fradin, including portraits of the fifty-six signers of the historic
1776 document. Along with the biographies, maps are included, as well
as the text of the Declaration itself--truly a book for all age
groups.
Association of Booksellers for Children, 2002; IRA Teachers
Choice Award, 2003; Kansas State Reading Circle, 2003-2004;
NCTB Orbis Pictus Award, Recommended, 2003; ALA Notable Children's Book
of the Year, 2003; Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People,
2003; A recommended book for 2003 by the Missouri Reading Circle; An
honor book in the 2003 Society of School Librarians International Book
Awards; ALA Notable Book
of the Year / selected for the IRA Teachers' Choice List for 2003
Now in its 2nd printing!
Take Command, Captain Farragut! by
Peter and Connie Roop This
is the story of the young tyro David Glasgow Farragut, the navy's
youngest midshipman (at age ten) and
the youngest captain (for three days, at age 12). Told in the form
of letters the boy is writing to his father, the book describes David's
battle experiences, subsequent capture by the British, and detention
in Valparaiso, Chile, during the War of 1812. Michael illustrated
this chapter book in black-and-white drawings. "The eight
black-and-white
scratchboard ilustrations in McCurdy's signature technique are equally
commanding, building the strength of the narrative with hewn details
of ship life and creating still life images of the drama of the
action."
--Kirkus Reviews [Atheneum] 
An Algonquian
Year: The Year According to the Full Moon by
Michael McCurdy McCurdy brings to
life the seasonal cycles of work, play, and
survival--a busy and fulfilling year punctuated by the beauty of the
full moon. He describes both in
text and in black-and-white scratchboard drawings the monthly
activities of the Algonquian tribes according to the names they gave to
each of the twelve full moons.
The artist has written an introduction and supplied a map. "McCurdy's signature scratchboard illustrations take
on
a hieratic power as he recounts a way of pacing the year far different
from what's familiar. His language is simple. direct, and clear, and
reads aloud well." Kirkus Reviews "The clean, elegant lines of
McCurdy's informative prose echo the bold cross-hatching and linear
detail of his artwork." Publishers Weekly A Smithsonian
Magazine "Notable Books for Children, 2000" selection. New York
Times, "Careful scholarship is lightly incorporated into an
engrossing book." Publishers Weekly, "The clean, elegant lines
of McCurdy's informative prose echo the bold cross-hatching and linear
detail of his artwork; he frames
resonant black-and-white vignettes, united by a recurring lunar motif,
with
a brick red border." School Library Journal, "...this is
a beautiful book..." [Houghton Mifflin Company] 
Something Special
by
Iris Murdoch
The late Anglo-Irish author's only short story (1959) has been
published in the United States for the first time (and in an
illustrated edition for the first time ever). This special edition is
illustrated with six black-and-white drawings by Michael McCurdy. The
story concerns a young woman in 1950's Dublin, torn between custom and
her desire to remain independent. [W.W. Norton & Company (a UK
edition will be published August, 2001 by RandomHouse UK)] Reviewed in New
York Times, November 12,
2000. 
