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Kneeknock Rise

Kneeknock Rise
By Natalie Babbitt

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From the moment young Egan arrives in Instep, he senses the spell cast over the villagers by the Megrimum--the mysterious something that lurks on the mist-wreathed peak of Kneeknock Rise. Everyone shudders in horror--delicious horror--whenever the Megrimum's unearthly wail floats down to the village. Before long, Egan is climbing the Rise to find a practical explanation for those wails.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #1916245 in Books
  • Published on: 1984-05-01
  • Original language: English
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 117 pages

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal
Grade 1-6. This unabridged audio recording of Natalie Babbit's Knee Knock Rise (FS&G, 1970) is a wonderful way to enjoy this fable about man's need for belief systems. A young boy ventures from a tiny village to discover the source of a mysterious cry at the top of a rocky mountain. Despite evidence that the sound is an explainable, natural occurrence, the townsfolk refuse to believe it is anything but the wailing and moaning monster, the Megramum. Suzanne Toren, who received the 1988 Narrator of the Year Award for the narration of 900 Talking Books for the Library of Congress, gives an outstanding performance as the narrator and the voices of each realistic and well-defined character. Her voice is pleasant and animated. The clear recording, with even volume, will stand alone or as a companion to the book. In the school setting, teachers and librarians can use it as an introduction to the author, with small or large groups. Reluctant readers will find this a helpful tool and it also would be a great addition to a family library.
Lisa J. Radmer, Opstad Elementary School,
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

"Although Kneeknock Rise is little more than a high hill, it is a source of awe and pride to the villagers on Instep, who attribute the terrifying sounds which issue from the mist-shrouded top of the Rise on stormy nights to an unseen but fearsome creature they call a Megrimum...An enchanting tale imbued with a folk flavor." --Starred, Booklist

"Here's a wonderfully fluent fable about man's need to have somthing to believe in...The strength of this tale is in Natalie Babbitt's clean, modern, very confident telling. For children, especially, this is fine writing." --School Library Journal

"The allegory seems to have grown slowly and surely, so much fold felling does it have along with its symbolism and satire. Beatifully and clearly written, the story can be read aloud with pleasure." --Horn Book

"Natalie Babbitt's prose is as clean as her pen line. Like The Search...delicious."
--The Kirkus Reviews

Ingram
Instep is a village at the foot of a cliff called Kneeknock Rise. A terrible moaning can be heard from the cloud of mist which hides the top of the cliff. Noone knows what it is...nobody has ever gone to see and returned!.