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The Brothers Grimm: Two Lives, One Legacy Hardcover - 2001
by Donald R. Hettinga
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Children everywhere are familiar with the fairy-tale world of the Brothers Grimm, who made once upon a time” a part of our universal vocabularybut few people know much about the brothers themselves. Inspired by their desire to document their national literary heritage, the two devoted brothers spent most of their adult years collecting and publishing German Märchen and Sagen, fairy tales and legends. This thorough and compelling biography addresses the social, political, and historical influences that shaped the lives and stories of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.
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- Title The Brothers Grimm: Two Lives, One Legacy
- Author Donald R. Hettinga
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 192
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Clarion Books, New York
- Date October 15, 2001
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780618055999 / 0618055991
- Weight 1.94 lbs (0.88 kg)
- Dimensions 10.24 x 8.24 x 0.75 in (26.01 x 20.93 x 1.91 cm)
- Ages 10 to 12 years
- Grade levels 5 - 7
- Library of Congress subjects Philologists, Grimm, Jacob
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00065598
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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"Impressive for its skillful combination of scholarship and readability, this biography belongs in all collections." School Library Journal
"Remarkably, Hettinga makes the Grimms' lives interesting without concentrating on the one element most familiar to children. . . .The handsome cover art will draw readers into this well-conceived, well-exectuted biography." Booklist, ALA, Starred Review
Hettinga lays the intertwined careers of Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm against a turbulent backdrop of Napoleonic invasions, civil unrest, and family misfortunes. He presents them as a pair of librarian/scholars who, despite (some) differences of temperment and interest, lived together for nearly their entire lives, achieving not only international renown for their researches into language and folk literature, but local notoriety as two of the "Gottingen Seven," a group of professors fired for refusing to take a loyalty oath to an autocratic new king. . . .[H]is account of how the Grimms collected their tales through "tricks and trades, gifts and gatherings" makes fascinating reading.
Kirkus Reviews
With conversational language and colorful historical references, Hettinga makes the account accessible ("Once upon a time, a very real timein fact, a time when George Washington was still General Washington and was just thinking about becoming the first president of the United States, he begins"). . . . Black-and-white etchings, paintings and drawings round out the volume, which ably potrays the personalities of the two brothers and those who influenced them.
Publishers Weekly
Not only does this book provide a realistic look at their lives and times, it also shows the brothers as real people, devoted to each other and to their family. . . .The author drew on rich materials, often letters the brothers wrote to each other or to family members, that provide a wealth of fascinating detail to enliven what could be a dull story for young readers mostly interested in the brothers' early lives.
Horn Book
"Remarkably, Hettinga makes the Grimms' lives interesting without concentrating on the one element most familiar to children. . . .The handsome cover art will draw readers into this well-conceived, well-exectuted biography." Booklist, ALA, Starred Review
Hettinga lays the intertwined careers of Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm against a turbulent backdrop of Napoleonic invasions, civil unrest, and family misfortunes. He presents them as a pair of librarian/scholars who, despite (some) differences of temperment and interest, lived together for nearly their entire lives, achieving not only international renown for their researches into language and folk literature, but local notoriety as two of the "Gottingen Seven," a group of professors fired for refusing to take a loyalty oath to an autocratic new king. . . .[H]is account of how the Grimms collected their tales through "tricks and trades, gifts and gatherings" makes fascinating reading.
Kirkus Reviews
With conversational language and colorful historical references, Hettinga makes the account accessible ("Once upon a time, a very real timein fact, a time when George Washington was still General Washington and was just thinking about becoming the first president of the United States, he begins"). . . . Black-and-white etchings, paintings and drawings round out the volume, which ably potrays the personalities of the two brothers and those who influenced them.
Publishers Weekly
Not only does this book provide a realistic look at their lives and times, it also shows the brothers as real people, devoted to each other and to their family. . . .The author drew on rich materials, often letters the brothers wrote to each other or to family members, that provide a wealth of fascinating detail to enliven what could be a dull story for young readers mostly interested in the brothers' early lives.
Horn Book
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