Comet in Moominland

Jansson, Tove

ISBN 10 : 0312608888 ISBN 13 : 9780312608880

Editeur : Square Fish, 2010

Synopsis

Book by Jansson Tove

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A comet is speeding towards Earth and nobody knows what to do!Will it destroy everything and everyone? Moomintroll decides to find out. So, with Sniff, he sets out on an expedition to ask the Professor if a comet is really on its way to destroy the Earth. On their journey they meet some interesting people - such as Snufkin the super tramp, and the Hemulen who rescuesthem from an underground tunnel - and have narrow escapes from such menaces as crocodiles and giant lizards. And on their way back Moomintroll meets the beautiful Snork Maiden and is a changed Moomin for ever after. But what about the comet - and is the World Wiped Out?...

Biographie de l'auteur :

Tove Jansson was born in Finland in 1914. She began her career as a cartoonist and went on to write and illustrate many books for adults and children. She drew her first Moomin in the 1930s, just for fun, and in 1945 he became a character in a children's story. Tove became world-famous for her Moomin books which began with Comet in Moominland in 1946, closely followed by Finn Family Moomintroll and six more Moomin adventures. Tove Jansson received many prestigious awards during her lifetime, including the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal. She died in 2001, aged 87.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Square Fish
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0312608888
• ISBN 13: 9780312608880
• Reliure: Livre broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Illustrateur: Jansson Tove