Covering the Newbery (#32): The Secret of the Andes
Every Monday I take a crack at recoverifying a Newbery-winner. Today we look at a book that is more famous for the title it beat out for Newbery (a little story called Charlotte’s Web) than for winning itself…
1953: Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark
Original Cover:
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My Redo:
Side by Side:
Verdict: This is sort of a retro redo.
Up next week: …And Now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold
Click here to read previous Covering the Newbery posts.
(Source image: “Snow Ski†http://www.flickr.com/photos/evrtstudio/4174161405/)
Filed under: Covering the Newbery, Covers
About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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