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In this 1988 book, Iliana Zloch-Christy analyzes the causes and consequences of the massive Eastern European debt to the West accumulated in the 1970s. In assessing the region's convertible-currency debt problem, the author addresses five main issues: the origins of the debt; the possibility that such a debt was essential to Eastern Europe's economic development; the effects of the countries' own adjustments to the problem; Western policies toward resolving the Eastern European debt difficulties; and the outlook for the debt during the rest of the 1980s. This book evaluates the flaws of the centrally planned economies that led to the crisis, as well as the countries' lack of effective structural adjustment. The author also covers the roles of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, and looks at the potential debt consequences of resurging East--West trade.
Author Notes
Olivier Dunrea was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia in 1953. He earned a B.A. from West Chester State College in 1975 and his M.A. in theater and music from Washington State University the following year. Beginning in 1983 Dunrea has written and illustrated more than 50 books for children. The gosling characters Gossie and Ollie are two of his most beloved creations.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
Here the author of Eddy B., Pigboy (McElderry, 1983) and other small gems has created an irresistible rural celebration of sibling devotion. When Eppie says that goose eggs held under each arm will hatch out dinosaurs, or if you look into a sheep's mouth you can see his stomach, her little brother Ben faithfully believes her--after all, she can read, and Gran says she's ``a regular Miss Know-It-All.'' Some of her pronouncements may be doubtful (Ben knows there are no monsters under his bed, because Percy Blue, a fierce-looking piglet, sleeps there), but no matter--Eppie's his favorite person in the world. Brother and sister dance joyfully through a barnyard busy with delicately rendered pigs and piglets, chicks, mice , and baby dolls, all of which spend less time on the ground than hurtling through the air, hanging from a tree or a balloon, being juggled, chasing , and being chased. Quirky details--dentures drying on the clothesline, strange people wandering (or floating) by--add to the general hilarity. The brief text is handlettered but easily read. --John Peters, New York Public Library (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
Ben Salem is as exuberant and curious a boy as anyone is likely to find. He is also entirely under the spell of his older sister, Eppie M., who ``knows how to read'' and gives freely of her knowledge and opinions to all. Eppie M. tells her brother that if he shuts his eyes and walks backward he will reach Australia; the fact that he ends up ``in the pig wallow'' in no way diminishes Ben's faith in his sister. After all, he knows a falsehood when he hears one: ``Eppie M. says that babies fall from the sky on rainy days in September,'' but Ben knows full well that they are found under rocks. The outlandish antics of the two siblings brim with rural charm and clever visual asides, such as the old lady who levitates calmly over the barnyard reading a book entitled Float, You Can Do It!. Precise, delicately hued illustrations possess an antic flair that is both invigorating and entertaining. Ages 4-7. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Horn Book Review
Ben is convinced that his older sister, Eppie M., 'knows just about everything there is to know' and is game to give all her wild suggestions a try. In the final scene the ever-faithful Ben is ready to stay awake and see if the Man-in-the-Moon really does watch all night - as Eppie M. says. Dunrea's illustrations are spirited and humorous, fairly dancing across the pages. From HORN BOOK 1990, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
Ages 4-8. According to her brother, Ben Salem, Eppie M. "knows just about everything." But since Ben realizes she doesn't know it all, he's inclined to confirm what she says for himself. That causes him no end of trouble. He discovers, for example, that swallowing a minnow won't help him "swim like a fish," that kissing mama pig won't turn him into a handsome prince, and that changing his underwear after two weeks doesn't mean the queen of England will come for a visit. Still, Ben takes everything in stride, and he relates the goings-on in a bouncy first-person narrative that is fresh, funny, folksy, and just plain wonderful. Dunrea's barnyard backdrop is equally exuberant. Her hand-lettered text coordinates perfectly with the pictures, which tease with wacky wit as they dance across the pages--brown eggs sprouting feet, false teeth hanging from the clothesline, and sister Eppie, feet and arms akimbo, floating through the air making all kinds of crazy mischief. Underlined with warm affection, this story is a winner, whether for reading aloud or reading alone. ~--Stephanie Zvirin
