Little Mermaid - Couverture rigide

Andersen, Hans Christian

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 140631790X ISBN 13 : 9781406317909

Editeur : Walker Books Ltd, 2009

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Charles Santore is a renowned children’s book illustrator whose work has been widely exhibited in museums and celebrated with recognitions such as the prestigious Hamilton King Award, the Society of Illustrators Award of Excellence, and the Original Art 2000 Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators. Santore is best known for his luminous interpretations of classic children’s stories such as Snow White, The Night Before Christmas and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Paul Revere’s Ride, which was named 2004 Children’s Book of the Year for Poetry by the Bank Street College Children’s Book Committee. His illustrations for The Wizard of Oz, which is widely considered to be the quintessential illustrated version, were used as the scenic backdrops for a major television performance of the work. Charles Santore lives and works in Philadelphia.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was born in Odense, Denmark. The author is considered the father of the modern fairy tales. To honor his memory the International Children's Book Day is celebrated on April 2, the birthday of Hans Andersen. International Day. After him is also named the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the most relevant award of children’s literature, also known as the Nobel Prize for children's literature “The Little Mermaid”, which was originally named “Den lille Havfrue”, was published in 1837. The story shows a young mermaid in the search for the real love, aiming to conquest a prince that lives in the surface. Succeeding to her plan, her soul would become immortal.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Walker Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 140631790X
• ISBN 13: 9781406317909
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 72
• Illustrateur: Birmingham Christian