Kenneth Grahame

The Reluctant Dragon (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrated

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In this delightful tale an unnamed boy discovers that there is a dragon living in the downs above his house. But this is no ordinary dragon, this is an erudite, poetry-loving dragon. The boy and the dragon become friends in short order. Unfortunately, the villagers also discover that there is a dragon living in the downs and they send for the great dragon slayer St. George. The boy and the dragon need a plan, a plan that will save the life of this unique and delightful dragon. This edition is illustrated with whimsical dragons throughout. From the author of 'The Wind in the Willows.'

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wilder Publications, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 42
• Altersempfehlung: ab 8 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781515402916
• Artikelnr.: 50060050

Autorenporträt

Kenneth Grahame was born in 1859. He grew up in Cookham Dene, Berkshire, in an idyllic country cottage. He went to school at St Edward¿s, Oxford. In 1899, he married Elspeth Thomson and their son Alastair was born in 1900. It was on the evening of his fourth birthday that Kenneth Grahame first told his son a story about moles and water rats. This story, The Wind in the Willows,was publishd in 1908. In 1931 Ernest H Shephard was asked to illustrate it, following his success with the illustrations in Winnie-the-Pooh and his original illustrations for The Reluctant Dragon. Kenneth Grahame died in 1932.