Iron Hans: A Grimm's Fairy Tale - Rilegato

Grimm, Wilhelm; Grimm, Jacob

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0763621609 ISBN 13: 9780763621605

Casa editrice: Candlewick Pr, 2007

Riassunto

Matt Tavares’s luminous illustrations and Stephen Mitchell’s wry text transform this classic Grimms’ fairy tale into a splendid edition to treasure.

"Deep in a forsaken wood, a wild man keeps watch over a golden spring."

Iron Hans is nine feet tall and as brown as rust, with hair to his knees. He is cursed, a terror to all, until a young prince finds the courage to befriend him. But when the boy betrays Iron Hans’s trust, he must make his way in the world alone, penniless and unknown — save for a little help from a certain forgiving wild man. Stephen Mitchell’s deft retelling and Matt Tavares’s elegant illustrations gracefully render this timeless Grimms’ tale about pride and humility, wealth and poverty, and the importance of doing good, whether servant or prince, wild man or king.

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L'autore:

Stephen Mitchell is a renowned writer and translator whose award-winning books for young readers include THE WISHING BONE, THE NIGHTINGALE, and THE TINDERBOX.

Matt Tavares is the illustrator of ’TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS and JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, as well as the author-illustrator of ZACHARY'S BALL, OLIVER'S GAME, and MUDBALL. He lives in Ogunquit, Maine.

Product Description:

Once upon a time, in a land of kings and queens and knights, a young prince helps a captured giant to escape. Named Iron Hans, the giant is cursed for ever to guard a golden pool. When the prince offers to help - but fails - he is sent out into the wilderness to learn how to live without fame or fortune, but with the promise that Iron Hans will help in times of need. The prince, in disguise, begins to work at a palace and, through kindness and courage, becomes a knight, wins the hand of the princess and frees Iron Hans from his curse - so all can live happily ever after.

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• Editore: Candlewick Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0763621609
• ISBN 13: 9780763621605
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 38
• Disegnatore: Tavares Matt