Robert Quackenbush

Rickshaw to Horror

A Quix Book
Illustrator: Quackenbush, Robert

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard encounters a supposed psychic in Hong Kong in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery. When Miss Mallard visits Hong Kong, she encounters Marshall Gadwall, a retired English military duck, who seems to have the power to predict disasters. His predictions always come true, but as Miss Mallard examines the evidence, she finds someone’s story doesn’t add up.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Altersempfehlung: 5 bis 8 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. September 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 188mm x 130mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 59g
• ISBN-13: 9781534413184
• ISBN-10: 1534413189
• Artikelnr.: 63479480

Autorenporträt

Robert Quackenbush (1929–2021), the author and illustrator of more than two hundred books for young readers, was a graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles and also had a master’s degree in social studies and a PhD in childhood education. Quackenbush’s many books include the Henry the Duck series, Detective Mole, the Miss Mallard Mystery series, Pete Pack Rat, and the Sheriff Sally Gopher series. He was the three-time winner of the American Flag Institute Award for outstanding contributions to children’s literature and winner of an Edgar Allan Poe Special Award for best juvenile mystery. He lived in New York City with his wife, Margery, director of NAAP. Their now adult son, Piet, was the inspiration for many of the author’s books when he was growing up.