The Contest
by Nonny Hogrogian
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An Armenian folktale about two robbers courting the same girl.Tags
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An Honor book, not a Medal winner. ?Neat. ?áI love the art, the fact that she has the color full-page pieces the sketches for us to enjoy. ?áI also love that the reader is left to imagine the rest of Ehleezah's story. ?áOh, and the note on pronunciation is better than many because it shows us which syllable to emphasize.?á
?áIt's a fairly long book, and it glorifies thieves, so it's not for the youngest kids.
The story of the Contest has been passed down through generations of the Armenians. This story takes place in the past and the place is Erzingah. There is a palace and Ishkhan, but I it is possible that this could take place in another location if the names were changed. There is nothing specific to this one location that makes it critical for it to happen there.
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Illustrator and author Nonny Hogrogian was born in New York City on May 7, 1932. She received a Bachelors degree in fine arts from Hunter College in 1953 and studied woodcutting at the New School of Social Research in 1957. Since illustrating her first book in 1960, she has split her time between freelance illustration and working as a designer show more for the children's books at Holt, Rinehart and Winston and then Charles Scribner's Sons. She received a Caldecott medal for Always Room for One More in 1966 and One Fine Day in 1972. Her book, The Contest, was named a Caldecott Honor Book. She married poet David Kherdian in 1971 and she occasionally illustrates some of his works. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Epigraph
- An Armenian
Pronunciation Guide
THE PLACE
Erzingah: Air zing ah
THE CHARACTERS
Ehleezah: Eh leez ah
Hmayag: Huh my ag
Hrahad: Huh rah had
The Ishkhan: Is... (show all)h khan - Dedication
- For David
- First words
- High in the mountains, near the village of Erzingah, there lived two robbers named Hmayag and Hrahad.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And back in Erzingah Ehleezah, too, had discovered a new future.
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- Languages
- English, Italian
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