Isaacs, A., & Zelinsky, P. O.
(1994). Swamp Angel. New York: Puffin Books.
A newborn baby girl scarcely taller than her mother? What’s
not to say that she would become the greatest woodswoman in Tennessee? To
describe this as an exaggerated tale could possibly be an understatement. The
fantastical tale that narrates this incredible story about
“not” the greatest woodswoman taking on the task to rid Tennessee of this
bear named Thundering Tarnation, was not as easy as it may have appeared, but
she fights relentlessly and eventually wins because she never gives up. To say
the artwork is beautiful does not do justice to the magnificent talent of
illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky. This is the type of book that you want to pass
around so that everyone can admire the pictures. Simply beautiful and
breathtaking!
Who would have thought that a young girl would defeat a fierce bear? I feel this book teaches the young to persevere because that's the only way in which success will be accomplished. Children need to learn to believe in themselves and in their abilities. Sometimes the fear of failure holds us down, I say us because it is pretty safe to say EVERYONE is afraid of failure. It is important that we shed that fear and confront the tasks before us.
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