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The Midas Touch
By Mark, Jan & Wijngaard, Juan
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-76360-488-2
- Publisher
- Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 1999.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 1999
Gr 2-5-This is a slightly different version of the story than the one with which most readers are familiar. Most notably, there is no daughter whom Midas turns into gold. While the omission of this important character lessens the poignancy of the tale, Mark retells the story with a poet's voice. For example, she describes the ears of the king being filled "...with a glittering tinkling sound as the motes in the air touched his skin and fell as gold dust to the golden floor. Truly he ha...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
