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jrkrell's review against another edition
4.0
A picture book story about the creation of the Crane Festival (1998) in Bhutan. Beautiful illustrations help tell how school children became concerned about the decrease in the number of cranes wintering in Bhutan and lobbied the monastery to create a new festival for the Cranes. Really nice back matter.
kitsuneheart's review against another edition
3.0
Youme definitely has a consistently developed art style. I just don't like it. Oddly, the cranes all look fine to me, but everything else in the book seems too messy. But that's just an art thing, and will vary from person to person.
The story itself didn't really keep my attention, though. While the conservation message is important, the book itself goes a bit long. There's all this build-up for the crane dance, which is just too much buildup, in my opinion. A few pages less and this would have flowed much better.
I do approve of the two pages of explanation for the festival, the cranes, and for the nation of Bhutan itself. That was very well-done, and shows children the basics of a good report. It's a shame it's just paired to an uninteresting story.
The story itself didn't really keep my attention, though. While the conservation message is important, the book itself goes a bit long. There's all this build-up for the crane dance, which is just too much buildup, in my opinion. A few pages less and this would have flowed much better.
I do approve of the two pages of explanation for the festival, the cranes, and for the nation of Bhutan itself. That was very well-done, and shows children the basics of a good report. It's a shame it's just paired to an uninteresting story.