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Summary: A must read for every child AND adult...
Review: Bambi has everything: lessons in the trials and obsticles of growing up, humanity, humor, adventure, and love, among many others. I read Bambi when I was about 10, and it made a great impact upon my outlook on life as a child. It is so poetic and simple but it cuts deep, and it's a hard book to forget. Now that I'm in college, I made my boyfriend read it, and he said it was one of the best children's lit. books he's ever read! It is extremely effective in all aspects. Don't forget to read Bambi's Children by the same author!!
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Summary: Gun Shots
Review: Bambi is an okay book. Bambi is a deer that has a friend called Hair.
He was interested in the plain outside the woods.His mother took him out but told him to be careful. So Bambi went out and heard GUN SHOTS. When all the animals ran in, Bambi's mother was gone!!"He" had come to the woods. More humans had come to the woods. They had died. Bambi lived with someone else.
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Summary: "Can't you stay by yourself?"
Review: Do not let yourself by misled into thinking that this is nothing more than a children's book. Bambi is about the difficulties of life, and the necessity of relying on ones' self. Well-written and meaningful, Bambi is a beautiful book that is worthy of all praise.
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Summary: Bambi - it's not about Disney at all
Review: Don't let the cartoons fool you. This book is an excellent afternoon's read. It is lyrical in its descriptions of both the forest and the animal personalities that abound there. You will no doubt find people you know mirrored through these accounts. I was very much touched by chapter 8 - only mature adults will truly appreciate it! The story is honest and thought-provoking. I recommend it to teenagers and adults. I don't really know that it is good for children to read until they are fairly advanced as it introduces death plainly and touchingly.
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Summary: A true classic for all of the family!
Review: I first read Bambi 30 years ago and was lucky enough to find a 1929 copy that I will hold dear to my heart forever. The author takes you deep into the forest where you become one of the animals. You can feel the cold and smell the fear among them when the two-legged animal called "Man" arrives. It allows readers to immerse themselves in the world, seeing it from an animal's point of view. It's a great book to share with kids and a valuable learning experience about the ways of nature. At times it is cruel and very true to life. It teaches respect for our elders, and love of family. We stand back and watch Bambi grow stronger until he has a sense of wisdom that only experience can bring. This is truly a book to share with your kids. It is so much more than a Disney cartoon.
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Summary: D'aaaw, cute little Bambi
Review: I liked this book alot, in fact it's one of my favorites. ... It is alot different then the movie, but some parts are quite the same, thought the book is much better. the only thing i didnt like about it was the simplicity. ... This book seems like for kids, but is kinda brutil. shows how nature REALLY is. ...
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Summary: A Reckless Adaptation of A Tired Fable
Review: Mindless enthusiasm for simplistic woodland tales is most often found in those puzzled by whitetail deer populations in suburban areas that now can exceed 100 animals per acre. There is no Disney-like nobility in deer displaced by urban sprawl. And the illustration of a dead hunter in the snow is simply gratutitious violence.
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Summary: Survival in Dangerous Solitude
Review: Salten's 1929 children's story bears little resemblance to the famous animated version; no saccharine tale, this little masterpiece presents the story of the value of Life in the forest. In his Foreward to the original novel, British author John Galsworthy praises two elements of BAMBI: the realistic depiction of the challenges facing deer and other woodland creatures, as well as the light-hearted style of dialogue and witty comments on human nature. Translated into English, this literary gem has delighted readers for three generations, truly having earned its classic status. Born into a large family of deer, Bambi is not yet congnizant that he is the son of a prince. More observant and thougtful than the other fawns, young Bambi learns many harsh lessons about survival against Nature, other animals, and most of all Man--described as the ubiquitous, merciless predator with the pale face, HE. After winning his beloved Faline, Bambi matures over the seasons; but an essential part of his education is provided by his solitary mentor, the old stag. Can Bambi learn enough from him (and other species) to save his family from hated humankind, or will he study merely for his own self-preservation? Beneath the author's charming tale in which animals act and sound much like the humans they fear, there remains a serious underlying theme: man' wanton destruction of the forest for sport or amusement. Hinting at our moral obligation Salten subtly shames us--and our faithful pets--for blatant disregard or disrespect of nature. Disney's version is fine, but until you have read the original, you don't really Know Bambi. A story of personal growth and a gentle study in compassion, for readers of all ages.
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Summary: An impressive nature story
Review: Salten's tale of animal lives and survival in the woods can touch many people.The tale of Bambi's maturity from fawn to stag parallels many other stories of growing up and realization.Bambi is one of Felix Salten's first and best animal stories, showing how similar humans and animals really are.
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Summary: Wonderful Adaptation of the Bambi Story
Review: Thanks to Walt Disney, everybody little girl has a place in her heart for Bambi. I've heard it said that Bambi was Mr. Disney's all time favorite movie and I've seen more than one grown man shed a tear or two during the film. My daughters loved the movie too. It's a classic that will live forever. So when I saw this book, I almost passed on it, because the Disney drawings are so firmly etched on my family's minds. However, I bought it and brought it home, much to my girl's delight. Ms. Schulman's adaptation of Felix Slaten's classic novel is absolutely superb and the illustrations by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher really bring the story to life. My darlings were delighted. If you have children, especially girls, then this wonderful book is one I know you'll enjoy reading to them. Sophie Cacique Gaul
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