David and the Kittens - Couverture souple

Westall, Robert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0340743808 ISBN 13 : 9780340743805

Editeur : Hodder Children's Books, 2003

Synopsis

David and the Kittens A picture book from the award-winning writer, Robert Westall, telling of David, a young boy, as he watches Furble, Granny's cat, prepare and have her kittens.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Robert Westall was born in 1929. He taught in Cheshire before turning to full-time writing in 1985. He's first book The Machine Gunners won the Carnegie medal. Since then he has won the Carnegie again, and the Smarties Prize and the Sheffield Children's Books Award. He has also been shortlisted for the Whitbread as well as appearing numerous times on the Carnegie shortlist, and being a runner-up in the Children's Book Award. William Geldart lives in Cheshire. He was art editor of Cheshire Life for six years before founding the Geldart Gallery. He is an artist with an established reputation and loves drawing people, places and of course, animals.
Sadly Robert died in 1993.

Revue de presse :

Beautifully illustrated and crafted by a masterly hand, this is a book for every cat-loving family to treasure. (Books for Keeps)

THE KINGDOM BY THE SEA:

Outstanding (The Guardian)

Robert Westall's narrative power never falters ... Westall maintains a leanness and energy in his narrative which are perhaps unequalled among contemporary writers for the young' (TES)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Hodder Children's Books
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0340743808
• ISBN 13: 9780340743805
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Illustrateur: Geldart William