The Tin Princess - Couverture souple

Pullman, Philip

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0679876154 ISBN 13 : 9780679876151

Editeur : Random House USA Children's Books, 1996

Synopsis

Book by Pullman Philip

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Philip Pullman was born in Norwich, England and was brought up in Rhodesia, Australia, London and Wales.  Philip graduated from Oxford University in 1973 with a degree in English, and has taught middle school at Westminter College.  He is the author of many highly-acclaimed books for young readers, from contemporary fiction to Victorian thrillers, and has written plays and picture books for readers of all ages.  Philip's current book, The Golden Compass , has been hailed as "a rich combination of high fantasy, high drama, and intense emotion" by author Lloyd Alexander, and "extraordinary storytelling at it's very best" by the Detroit Free-Press .

Philip currently lives in Oxford with his wife, Judith, and children.  

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Days after she witnesses a mysterious explosion in 19th-century London, 16-year-old Becky Winter is on her way to a small country In Central Europe, as a companion to Adelaide, a Cockney commoner who'd rather play board games than be a princess. But after an assassination makes Adelaide ruler of Razkavia, she rises to the occasion and her new station, gleefully playing international politics with the help of Becky and Jim Taylor, a dashing young detective.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Random House USA Children's Books
• Date d'édition: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0679876154
• ISBN 13: 9780679876151
• Reliure: Poche
• Nombre de pages: 304