Firework-maker's Daughter - Couverture rigide

Pullman, Philip

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0590187198 ISBN 13 : 9780590187190

Editeur : Arthur A. Levine Books, 1999

Synopsis

Book by Pullman Philip

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Adapted by Stephen Russell, The Firework-Maker's Daughter is award winning children's writer Philip Pullman's brilliant and inspiring story about Lila, who dreams of becoming a firework-maker just like her father. Her hopes are dashed when her father tells her it is no job for a girl. Setting out in secret for Mount Merapi in search of the elusive royal sulphur, Lila faces pirates and supernatural creatures until Chulak arrives to help her with Hamlet the elephant. And soon she must return to save her imprisoned father with a firework display that must rival the best on earth! Fun for all the family, and fizzing with drama and magic, The Firework-Maker's Daughter opened at Birmingham Stage in November 2010.

Quatrième de couverture

'You want to be a Firework-Maker? Walk into my flames!'

More than anything else in the world, Lila wants to be a Firework-Maker. But every Firework-Maker must make a perilous journey to face the terrifying Fire-Fiend!

Can Lila possibly survive? Especially when she doesn't know she needs special protection to survive his flames ...

'One of those rare books with a confident magic all their own ... delivered with a lightness of touch that is sheer genius' Independent

'A brilliant book if you want to escape to more glamorous locations. Full of hilarious, lovable characters, this is a book you will want to read over and over again' Sunday Times

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arthur A. Levine Books
• Date d'édition: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0590187198
• ISBN 13: 9780590187190
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 112
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible