Eye of the Wolf

A haunting, powerful and essential read for children aged 8, 9, 10, 11 by an internationally acclaimed storyteller, with a foreword by Michael Morpurgo

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

A classic, essential read by master storyteller Daniel Pennac, with a new foreword written by Michael Morpurgo.The wolf has lost nearly everything on his journey to the zoo, including an eye and his beloved pack. The boy too has lost much and seen many terrible things. They stand eye to eye on either side of the wolf's enclosure and, slowly, each makes his own extraordinary story known to the other...

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-03-06
Mått:131 x 198 x 10 mm
Vikt:116 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:128
Förlag:Walker Books Ltd
ISBN:9781406352573
Utmärkelser:Winner of The Marsh Award for Children’s Literature in Translation 2005 (UK)

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Daniel Pennac, novelist and thriller writer, is one of the most translated authors in France. Widely regarded as a literary phenomenon, his books for both adults and children have been translated into over thirty languages and are read all over the world. His previous books for Walker include Dog, Kamo's Escape and the best-selling The Rights of the Reader. Daniel lives in Paris.Sarah Ardizzone is one of the most sought-after translators working today. She has won several awards for her work, including the 2007 Scott-Moncrieff Prize for Just Like Tomorrow (Kif Kif Demain) by Faiza Guene and the 2005 Marsh Award for Eye of the Wolf (L'oeil du Loup) by Daniel Pennac, and the 2009 Marsh Award for the translation of Toby Alone (Tobie Lolness) by Timothée de Fombelle. Sarah lives in London, SW2.

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The stark narrative style keeps an intense hold over readers, and the dreamlike mixed-media illustrations in an impressive array of shadowy charcoal tones reinforce the graceful mingling of real and surreal events.