Name: The Size Switch
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Author: Lobato, Monteiro ; Cheney, Glenn Alan
ISBN: 9781947074507

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Author

Monteiro Lobato

Translated by

Glenn Alan Cheney

Publisher

New London Librarium

Year

2021

Language

English

Pages

212

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm

Weight

0.47 kg.

ISBN13

9781947074507

Synopsis "The Size Switch "

A translation of Monteiro Lobato's "A Chave do Tamanho." Though on one level a children's novel, the book also carries deep socio-political undertones. It tells the story of a rag doll who seeks to end war but ends up shrinking all of humanity to about half an inch. Millions die, but eventually she discovers the possibility of a new world order. But do people want to "switch" to a whole new world of peace?The answer is as complicated as humanity. The Size Switch is one of the later books in Lobato's Yellow Woodpecker Farm (O Sítio do Picapau Amarelo) that has enchanted Brazilian children (and astute adults) for decades. Cheney's translation retains the playfulness of the original while changing a few words that reflect the general racism that existed in the early 10th century.

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