The Midnight Horse - Brossura

Fleischman, Sid

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0060722169 ISBN 13: 9780060722166

Casa editrice: Greenwillow, 2004

Riassunto

Touch, an orphan, is helped to escape his cruel, villainous uncle by the ghost of the Great Chaffalo, a magician once famous for turning straw into horses. An ALA Notable Children's Book. Reissue.

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L'autore:

Sid Fleischman wrote more than sixty books for children, adults, and magicians. Among his many awards was the Newbery Medal for his novel The Whipping Boy. The author described his wasted youth as a magician and newspaperman in his autobiography The Abracadabra Kid. His other titles include The Entertainer and the Dybbuk, a novel, and three biographies, Sir Charlie: Chaplin, The Funniest Man in the World; The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West; and Escape! The Story of The Great Houdini.

Peter Sís is an internationally acclaimed author, artist, and filmmaker. Among his works are three Caldecott Honor books: The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain; Tibet: Through the Red Box; and Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei. He has illustrated five other novels by Sid Fleischman, including the Newbery Medal book The Whipping Boy. He lives with his family in New York State.

Product Description:

From the Newbery Medal-winning author of "The Whipping Boy" comes a clever tale of a young boy who outsmarts his wicked great-uncle with the help of a friendly magician who happens to be a ghost. Illustrations.

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• Editore: Greenwillow
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0060722169
• ISBN 13: 9780060722166
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero di pagine: 84
• Disegnatore: Sis Peter