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Thoreau at Walden by John Porcellino is a graphic treatment based on the writings of Henry David Thoreau. Using simple line drawings and selected excerpts from Thoreau's Walden, Porcellino retells the story of America's first environmentalist and his experiences living at Walden Pond.

The book begins with an outstanding introduction by D.B. Johnson introducing Thoreau to readers.

The body of the book is displayed comic-style with a mixture of captions and speech bubbles. Those who already know the story will enjoy picking out the famous quotes and anecdotes, while students new to Thoreau will be provided with an introduction that's likely to stimulate further reading. Although many of the famous quotes are included, many are left out. It's interesting to think about what you would include and exclude in creating this type of graphic interpretation.

The last section of the book provided insights into the way Porcellino wove Thoreau's text throughout the book. It was particularly interesting to read passages by Thoreau that appear as wordless illustrations in the book. For instance, Thoreau's experience with an owl is told by Porcellino without the use of words.

I envision teachers pairing this experience with the Henry series by D.B. Johnson including Henry Hikes to Fitchberg. It would also be interesting for young people to take a virtual visit to Walden Pond using Google Earth. Those interested in reading the entire works of Henry David Thoreau can read most of them at Websites online.

This is one in a series of graphic biographies from The Center for Cartoon Studies. Each book provides an interesting insight into a well-known person.

I highly recommend Thoreau at Walden along with the other graphic biographies from The Center for Cartoon Studies.


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Thoreau at Walden John Porcellino Books Reviews

The idea of creating a graphic book using Thoreau's words about his experience and thoughts from his time at Walden Pond alongside illustrations is one of those ideas where you say to yourself, "This makes so much sense! Why hasn't anyone ever thought of this before?" For me, however, the execution of the idea was not great.

Every other commenter (thus far) has mentioned the "simple" drawings, some indicating that the simplicity of the drawings enhance and reflect the simplicity of Thoreau's life during his great experiment. I'm all on board with the desire to go with simple drawings for that very reason. However, these drawings were more than simple. They were unsophisticated. While Thoreau's life was indeed simple, it was very deep and profound as well.

I'm not a graphic novel expert by any means, so my references at this point will be childrens books. I wonder how Thoreau at Walden might have been different if Patrick McDonnell (The Gift of Nothing) or Peter Reynolds (The North Star) had illustrated this book instead. Both McDonnell and Reynolds create very simple illustrations, but you're unlikely to look at them and wonder, "Could a fifth grader have drawn these?" I know that when I look at their illustrations - Reynolds in particular - I feel compelled to study them in order to understand how so few lines create something so interesting. This is not a desire that ever overcame me while looking at Porcellino's illustrations in Thoreau at Walden.

As I said at the beginning, it's a wonderful idea. If you like Thoreau, this book could make an interesting addition to your library. I just wish the illustrations had captured the sophistication of Thoreau's words as well as the simplicity of his life.
This book combines many of Thoreau's most famous sayings with simple drawings of the area around Walden pond. It is not a word-for-word rendition of Walden, but hits the highlights. It evokes a simpler life, but also shows just how much Thoreau's words still resonate today. Many of the drawings have no words with them, illustrating Thoreau's appreciation of silence, as well as simplicity.
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This comic is awesome. It has a simple but beautiful art style, and it kind of helps bring Thoreau to life. The comics are NOT in color (or rather, they are monochrome), but it is enjoyable. It's a quick read, but regardless, it's a beautiful piece of art.
THe exquisite combination of graphics and wording makes this an elegant gift for any age, children or adults and wlll prompt many discussions from all. The printing is beautiful and captures the essence of what Walden was all about. My parents may have given me my name based on his!!!
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Here's a perfect marriage of artist & subject, as the minimalist observer of everyday life/student of Zen Buddhism/autobiographical cartoonist with punk rock roots John Porcellino offers a beautifully simple (but never simplistic) adaptation of the Thoreau classic in graphic novel form. Porcellino is a natural for Thoreau, sharing much of the same bare-bones philosophy & communion with Nature as the different drummer of Walden Pond. This is a wonderful gift for any child, not only as a fine introduction to a voice that needs to be heard all the more now, but also as a reminder that comics embrace far more than the adolescent superhero fantasies currently dominating American culture. Using selected lines of Thoreau's original text, accompanied by his spare, not-a-a-single-line-wasted style of art, Porcellino captures & evokes the quiet but vigorous worldview of the book. And while it may be geared for children, any thoughtful adult will find much to love in its pagers as well -- most highly recommended!
Thoreau at Walden by John Porcellino is a graphic treatment based on the writings of Henry David Thoreau. Using simple line drawings and selected excerpts from Thoreau's Walden, Porcellino retells the story of America's first environmentalist and his experiences living at Walden Pond.

The book begins with an outstanding introduction by D.B. Johnson introducing Thoreau to readers.

The body of the book is displayed comic-style with a mixture of captions and speech bubbles. Those who already know the story will enjoy picking out the famous quotes and anecdotes, while students new to Thoreau will be provided with an introduction that's likely to stimulate further reading. Although many of the famous quotes are included, many are left out. It's interesting to think about what you would include and exclude in creating this type of graphic interpretation.

The last section of the book provided insights into the way Porcellino wove Thoreau's text throughout the book. It was particularly interesting to read passages by Thoreau that appear as wordless illustrations in the book. For instance, Thoreau's experience with an owl is told by Porcellino without the use of words.

I envision teachers pairing this experience with the Henry series by D.B. Johnson including Henry Hikes to Fitchberg. It would also be interesting for young people to take a virtual visit to Walden Pond using Google Earth. Those interested in reading the entire works of Henry David Thoreau can read most of them at Websites online.

This is one in a series of graphic biographies from The Center for Cartoon Studies. Each book provides an interesting insight into a well-known person.

I highly recommend Thoreau at Walden along with the other graphic biographies from The Center for Cartoon Studies.