Theresa Breslin

An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Castle Legends

Illustrator: Leiper, Kate

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Produktbeschreibung

Dark dragons, ghostly pipers and sly wizards -- discover the legends that dwell within the ancient castles of Scotland. Stories by Carnegie-medalist Theresa Breslin and illustrations by Scottish fine artist Kate Leiper. A beautiful gift anthology.

Produktdetails

• Illustrated Scottish Treasuries
• Verlag: Floris Books
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Altersempfehlung: 6 bis 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 284mm x 224mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 1110g
• ISBN-13: 9781782505952
• ISBN-10: 1782505954
• Artikelnr.: 55403966

Autorenporträt

Theresa Breslin OBE is a multi-award-winning author of over 50 books for children and young adults. Her work has been filmed for television, adapted for stage, broadcast on radio, translated world-wide and won many literary prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. She lives near Glasgow, Scotland and is a regular visitor at book festivals and schools. Theresa was awarded a Scottish Book Trust Outstanding Achievement Award in March 2019, and was made an OBE in June 2019. She and Kate Leiper created An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales and An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Mythical Creatures together. Kate Leiper is a fine artist and illustrator based in Edinburgh. She studied at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen and has been longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Award. Kate Leiper and Theresa Breslin created An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales and An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Mythical Creatures together. Kate is also the illustrator of The Book of the Howlat and A Wee Bird Was Watching.

Inhaltsangabe

The Ghostly Piper of Edinburgh Castle The Mysterious Monster in the Castle
of Glamis The Redcap Goblin of Caerlaverock Castle The Faery Flag of
Dunvegan Castle The Wizard of Stirling Castle Doe Not Vaken Sleiping Dogs
(Craigievar Castle) The King¿s Three Questions (Moot Hill and Scone) The
True Story of the Loch Ness Monster... (Castle Urquhart) Meg with the
Muckle Mouth (Elibank Castle and Abbotsford) The Selkie Girl and the Otter
King (Eilean Donan Castle) Tale End (Bothwell Castle) Glossary