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The Secret of Platform 13 - Couverture souple

Ibbotson, Eva

 
9780330489089: The Secret of Platform 13
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0330489089 ISBN 13 : 9780330489089
Editeur : Macmillan Children's Books, 2001

Synopsis

For the first time ever, two of Eva Ibbotson's popular stories in one volume. In "Which Witch?", the handsome wizard, Arriman the Awful hosts a black magic contest to find a wife. In "The Secret of Platform 13", secrets lie beneath the platform of Kings Cross Station in the form of an enchanted island.

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À propos des auteurs

Eva Ibbotson was born in Vienna in 1925 and moved to England with her father when the Nazis came into power. Ibbotson wrote more than twenty books for children and young adults, many of which garnered nominations for major awards for children's literature in the UK, including the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and the Whitbread Prize. Eva's critically acclaimed Journey to the River Sea won the Smarties Gold Medal in 2001. Set in the Amazon, it was written in honour of her deceased husband Alan, a former naturalist. Imaginative and humorous, Eva's books often convey her love of nature, in particular the Austrian countryside, which is evident in works such as The Star Of Kazan and A Song For Summer. Eva passed away at her home in Newcastle on October 20th 2010. Her final book, One Dog and His Boy, was published in May 2011.

Alex T. Smith has drawn and written stories since he could hold a pencil. After considering several career options (space traveller, cake maker, professional rabbit), Alex decided to train to do the job he’d wanted to do since he was five – an illustrator specializing in the world of children’s publishing.

Alex graduated with a first-class degree in Illustration in 2006 and also won second place in the Macmillan Prize for Illustration in his final year. Since then Alex has gone on to work for a wide variety of clients, not just in the publishing industry, as well as writing and illustrating his own picture books, many of which have won prizes and have been read on TV during the Bedtime Hour on the CBeebies channel. Alex is also the creator of the bestselling Claude series for early readers, now an animated TV series on Disney Junior. His wonderful Christmas adventure How Winston Delivered Christmas is published by Macmillan Children's Books.

When not working, Alex enjoys doodling in his sketchbook, reading, people-watching and eavesdropping. He is also a big fan of cake and a nice cup of tea. He lives with and under the constant ‘supervision’ of his canine companions in Warwickshire.

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Éditeur
Macmillan Children's Books
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0330489089
ISBN 13 
9780330489089
Reliure
Broché
Illustrateur
Smith Alex T.
Nombre de pages
250
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Macmillan Publishers International Limited
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