The Sweetest Fig - Rilegato

Van Allsburg, Chris

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ISBN 10: 0395673461 ISBN 13: 9780395673461

Casa editrice: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1993

Riassunto

Readers of all ages will be intrigued as fantasy and reality blur after a coldhearted dentist, Monsieur Bibot, is given magical figs as payment, and his dog Marcel has his own plans for the special fruit.

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Recensione:

"Van Allsburg swings back into his most mystifying mode with this enigmatic, visually sophisticated tale . . . A significant achievement." Publishers Weekly, Starred

L'autore:

Chris Van Allsburg is the winner of two Caldecott Medals, for Jumanji and The Polar Express, as well as the recipient of a Caldecott Honor Book for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. The author and illustrator of numerous picture books for children, he has also been awarded the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement in children’s literature. In 1982, Jumanji won the National Book Award and in 1996, it was made into a popular feature film. Chris Van Allsburg was formerly an instructor at the Rhode Island School of Design. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife and two children.

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• Editore: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0395673461
• ISBN 13: 9780395673461
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 32