Tom's Midnight Garden [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Pearce, Philippa

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ISBN 10: 0064404455 ISBN 13: 9780064404457

Casa editrice: Greenwillow, 1992

Riassunto

A Carnegie Medal-winning story of an English boy's puzzling journey across the boundaries of time and reality. Reprint.

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L'autore:

Philippa Pearce is the author of many books, several of which are considered classics both in the United States and in her native England. Her award-winning titles include Tom's Midnight Garden, which received the Carnegie Medal and was an ALA Notable Book; The Battle of Bubble and Squeak, which received the Whitbread Award; and Mrs. Cockle's Cat, which received the Kate Greenaway Medal.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

Tom is furious. His brother, Peter, has measles, so now Tom is being shipped off to stay with Aunt Gwen and Uncle Alan in their boring old apartment. There'll be nothing to do there and no one to play with. Tom just counts the days till he can return home to Peter.Then one night the landlady's antique grandfather clock strikes thirteen times leading Tom to a wonderful, magical discovery and marking the beginning of a secret that's almost too amazing to be true. But it is true, and in the new world that Tom discovers is a special friend named Hatty and more than a summer's worth of adventure for both of them. Now Tom wishes he could stay with his relativesand Hatty -- forever...

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Greenwillow
• Data di pubblicazione: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0064404455
• ISBN 13: 9780064404457
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 229
• Disegnatore: Einzig Susan