Mary and Frankenstein

The true story of Mary Shelley

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

106 kr

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE KATE GREENAWAY MEDALIt began with a girl named Mary. She liked to daydream and imagine. And she grew up to write Frankenstein.The inspirational true story of the great writer Mary Shelley, brought to life for children in this stunning picture book by multi-award winning author Linda Bailey and with beautiful illustrations from Júlia Sardà.Mary loves stories, but the stories in her daydreams are far more thrilling than those in any book. One dark and stormy night Mary huddles around the fire with friends, telling ghost stories. But Mary knows she can write much better than those! After learning about electricity that can make dead frogs twitch, she has a nightmare that triggers the birth of one of the greatest scary stories of all time: Frankenstein...Praise for the illustrator: “Júlia Sardà's illustrations are dark, dream-like, detailed” THE TIMES

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-09-05
Mått:191 x 292 x 5 mm
Vikt:225 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:48
Förlag:Andersen Press Ltd
Illustratör:Júlia Sardà
ISBN:9781783447633
Utmärkelser:SLA Information Book Award

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Linda Bailey (Author) Linda Bailey is the author of more than two dozen books for children, including the Stevie Diamond mystery series, the Good Times Travel Agency graphic novels, and an eclectic assortment of picture books including If You Happen to Have a Dinosaur and the acclaimed Stanley's Party. She has won many awards such as the California Young Readers' Medal, the Georgia Storybook Award, the Ontario Blue Spruce and Silver Birch Awards, the Oregon SMART Award and the Arthur Ellis Award from the Crime Writers of Canada. Born in Winnipeg, Linda has travelled the world, and so have her books. She has two grown daughters, Lia and Tess, and lives in Vancouver within strolling distance of the sea.Júlia Sardà (Illustrator) Júlia Sardà is an illustrator from Barcelona. After her studies, Júlia started working as colorist in a studio which made the editorial merchandising for Disney/Pixar and then moved on to freelancing two years later. Now focusing on children’s illustration, Júlia has had the chance to illustrate some incredible debut fiction and everlasting classics.

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"This narrative non-fiction look at Mary's life promises to be a particularly atmospheric and stylish affair"

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Caisa Ahlroth, Linda Bailey, Eva Bergsten Sundberg, My Blomqvist, Renata Chlumska, Gunnel E Widén, Madelene Edlund, Linda Evereus, Cecilia Hernestam, Anna Holmberg, Ella Jonsson, Caroline Jönsson, Helena Jönsson, Isabella Karlsson, Lena Kempén, Solja Krapu, Lena Kruse, Anne-Christine Liinanki, Elin Lundberg, Nina Mäkitalo, Lina Norberg Juuso, Åsa Petersen, Zinat Pirzadeh, Annika Sannerström, Maria Sköld, Anna Stenberg, Inger Wallin, Cristina Öberg, Lili Öst, Jacita Bengts