Lynette, Rachel. Ogres (Monsters).
Cengage
(Gale,Lucent,Kidhaven/Blackbirch 2011 48p 27.50 978-0-7377-5075-1
elm/ms E-BNS
Traces the history of ogres from tales found in Germany, France and
the British Isles. It
highlights their appearances in literature, tales and
film. Similar creatures
are Orcs and Oni. Beginning
with Grendel in Beowulf and old fairy tales
from Germany, ogres are always shown as ugly, huge and
horrible, and they eat
humans. They are
similar to the Oni of Japanese tales and have some
similarities with Orcs.
Several of the old tales are briefly told.
Bringing the
creatures to life is the work of film and animation artists. The
Orcs in the Lord of the Rings movies are mostly from the
imagination of the
artists. Shrek was
shown to be lovable in the movies.
The text is very
readable but includes plenty of information to meet the needs
of middle school students. The illustrations enhance the text and credit
is
given for each of the images. There is a glossary and the words are
highlighted
in the text. The
list of resources for further information include some of the
fairy tales as well as books and web sites on the making
of the modern movies
which show ogres.
The index is very extensive for the length of the book.
This is an
excellent resource on the subject that will attract students just
browsing but it is also packed with information. The Monsters series includes
well-researched texts on the different weird, creepy and
mysterious creatures.
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