Borka: The Adventures of a Goose With No Feathers - Couverture souple

Burningham, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0517580209 ISBN 13 : 9780517580202

Editeur : Crown Pub, 1994

Synopsis

Book by Burningham John

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

John Burningham studied illustration and graphic design at the Central School of Art, graduating with distinction in 1959. Many illustration commissions followed including iconic posters for London Transport, before the publication of Borka: the Adventures of a Goose with No Feathers, John’s first book for children (Cape, 1963) which won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal for illustration and heralded the beginning of an extraordinary career.

John Burningham has since written and illustrated over thirty picture books, that have been translated and distributed all over the world. These feature his classic and much loved children’s books including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, by Ian Fleming (Jonathan Cape, 1964); Mr Gumpy’s Outing (Jonathan Cape, 1970) also awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal; Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (Jonathan Cape, 1972); The Shopping Basket (Random House, 1980); The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (Penguin/Puffin, 1983); Granpa (Jonathan Cape, 1984) later made into an animated film and Oi! Get off our Train (Jonathan Cape, 1989) and various books for adults England (Jonathan Cape, 1992); France (Jonathan Cape, 1998); The Time of Your Life (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2002) and When We Were Young (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2004).

John is married to the illustrator, Helen Oxenbury. They have three children, three grandchildren and a dog named Miles. They live in London.

Quatrième de couverture :

John Burningham's first book, Borka, signified the beginning of a distinguished career in children's books. Since its publication in 1963, he has gone on to produce over thirty books for children that have been translated into many different languages and have sold all over the world. He has also produced a number of books for adults, including the volumes England and France.

John Burningham has twice been awarded the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal (once for Borka and once for Mr Gumpy's Outing) and has also won the Kurt Maschler Award for Granpa.

Right from the start there is something odd about the young goose named Borka: she is born without any feathers. So when her mother knits her a smart grey woollen jumper instead, Borka is delighted; but all the other geese laugh at her. While the others learn to fly and to swim, Borka does not join in because her brothers ans sisters tease her, and her jersey takes too long to dry when it gets wet.

Soon, summer comes to an end and the geese prepare to fly to a warmer land for the winter. But Borka does not go; she cannot fly. Instead, she searches for shelter on one of the boats moored in the estuary. And it is there that Borka meets her new friends and her adventures can truly begin...

Borka was John Burningham's first book for children and won him the Kate Greeaway Medal for illustrations. This special edition marks the fortieth anniversary of the publication of this heart-warming tale.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Crown Pub
• Date d'édition: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0517580209
• ISBN 13: 9780517580202
• Reliure: Broché