The Wreck of the Zephyr - Couverture rigide

Van Allsburg, Chris

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0395330750 ISBN 13 : 9780395330753

Editeur : HMH Books for Young Readers, 1983

Synopsis

A boy's ambition to be the greatest sailor in the world brings him to ruin when he misuses his new ability to sail his boat in the air. "The full-color pastel drawings are the work of a master: stunning, luminescent, and conveying a sense of the mystical and magical." -- Publishers Weekly

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

At the edge of a cliff lies the wreck of a small sailboat. How did it get there? "Waves carried it up in a storm," says an old sailor. But is it possible that waves could ever get that high? There is another story -- the story of a boy and his obsessive desire to be the greatest sailor, the story of a storm that carried the boy and his boat to a place where boats glide like gulls high above the water and not upon it. Chris Van Allsburg tells that story of the boy and his boat, the Zephyr, in words and haunting, full-color pastel paintings. His sailboats sail the night sky with the stars in pictures so vivid that the reader can almost hear the wind in the sails. Here is a work of unusual artistry that will enchant readers of all ages for many years to come.

Biographie de l'auteur

Two-time Caldecott Medal-winning artist Chris Van Allsburg (Jumanji and The Polar Express) has written and illustrated many thought-provoking picture books, and was awarded the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement in children’s literature. He lives in Massachusetts on the North Shore. Visit his website at www.chrisvanallsburg.com.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HMH Books for Young Readers
• Date d'édition: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0395330750
• ISBN 13: 9780395330753
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 32