Originals: Illustrated Wind in the Willows (Usborne Illustrated Story Collections) (Usborne Illustrated Originals) - Rilegato

Kenneth Grahame

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ISBN 10: 1409532712 ISBN 13: 9781409532712

Casa editrice: Usborne Publishing Ltd, 2012

Riassunto

A beautiful gift edition of Kenneth Grahame's timeless classic, enchantingly illustrated and told in its complete and unabridged form. Join Mole, Ratty, Badger and Mr. Toad in their adventures and antics, from venturing into the dark and dangerous Wild Wood to simply messing about in boats. With a padded cover, stylish design and a ribbon marker, this will make a gift to be treasured and shared together again and again.

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Recensione:

- "It is a book that breaks nearly every rule of modern children's fiction... it wasn't about fairies at the bottom of the garden, but it was about magic -- just the right kind of magic. It thrills me still to read it." --Shirley Hughes, "The Times"

Usborne are widely known for their very popular range of abridged classics... Chunky and complete with clear print and colour illustrations, these should appeal to those parents and grandparents keen to encourage children to encounter past great reads in their entirety. With this very approachable and palatable format there is a good chance they will succeed. --Sonia Benster, The Children's Bookshop

L'autore:

KENNETH GRAHAME was born in Edinburgh on March 8, 1859. He was brought up by his grandmother and spent much of his time exploring the woods and wildlife near his home, but was also a gifted scholar and captain of the school rugby team. He was sent to work in a bank, which he disliked, but it was while he was working there that he began writing, and soon became a successful author." The Wind in the Willows" is based on letters and bedtime stories that Graham thought up for his son, Alistair, who was nicknamed 'Mouse'. A neighbour convinced Kenneth that he should turn the stories into a book, but when he did, it was rejected by all publishers except one. It wasn't until the then President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, said how much he loved the book that readers began to take notice. After that, "The Wind in the Willows" became a bestseller, and was even turned into a play with the help of A.A. Milne, the author of the "Winnie the Pooh" stories. Kenneth Grahame retired from the bank in the year "The Wind in the Willows" was published, and he died in 1932.

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• Editore: Usborne Publishing Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1409532712
• ISBN 13: 9781409532712
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 336
• Disegnatore: Richard Johnson