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J**.
Gift
No read. Very nice book.
S**A
When a boy learns to control his environment with magical powers
It is a story about a boy who, while aware of being a helpless child, find magical powers that change the balance of powers in his life. This boy, Kaytek, goes through changes and a great amount of learning about using his new power.It is a child centrist book written by a pioneer in child education almost a hundred years ago.I love the story , having read it as a child in Hebrew.My only complain is about the translation which is not flowing enough for a modern child. Iwould make it a bed time story to be read by a grown up to a child.It is a gem in children literature and I hope that it would find its way to a translator worthy of it.
J**W
That this book was written in 1933 Poland.
The story probably enchanted the children of those days and may even today, though there aren't any space travels or electronics involved.
P**E
This man knows children like no other writer
My son was awed by this book from the start, and laughted harder than I have ever seen him laugh. Korczak seems to know what children will love in a way i haven't seen in other books. He is a genius.
Y**T
Love it.
Love the book. Remember it from childhood.
A**A
Strange print
I don’t know what is wrong with the translation but it was terrible. And the book quality is horrible, super cheap, falling apart the day I got it.
J**A
Great man... the book, not so much.
Janusz Korczak was a good man. He was, in fact, a hero of the best kind. Kind, courageous, and self-sacrificing... Protector and comforter of children, onto his own death. Read about him, and then go improve yourself!! Seriously. But this is not a review of his life. Was Kaytek the Wizard reminiscent of Harry Potter (as I some reviewer somewhere claimed)? In no way whatsoever. Should you buy this book? It depends on what you want. Do you want to own a book written by a hero? Yes? Then go for it. Do you want to read a coherent well written story that will grip you emotionally and/or intellectually, that you will read with joy and will leave you wanting for more. Yes? Not this book. (NOTE: It is possible that some of the problems with this edition of the book arise from the translation. I don't know)
T**A
Five Stars
Can't wait to read it to my daughter.
S**L
Five Stars
Excellent.
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