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Where the Wild Things Are
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Where the Wild Things Are Hardcover - 2002

by Maurice Sendak


About this book

Where the Wild Things Are is a 1963 children's picture book by American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, originally published by Harper & Row. The book has been adapted into other media several times, including an animated short, a 1980 opera, and, in 2009, a live-action feature film adaptation. According to HarperCollins, the book has sold over 19 million copies worldwide as of 2008.

From the publisher

Cover title. Translation of: Where the wild things are. The Caldecott Medal, [1964]

First Edition Identification

Where The Wild Things Are was first published by Harper & Row in 1963. First editions have the Library of Congress number 63-21253 on the title page, the codes 40-80 and 1163 to the front flap, and the absence on the rear flap of the mention of the Caldecott Award. 

Details

  • Title Where the Wild Things Are
  • Author Maurice Sendak
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language KOR
  • Publisher Sigong Junior/Tsai Fong Books
  • Date 2002-12
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9788952723925 / 8952723929
  • Weight 0.88 lbs (0.40 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 10 x 0.4 in (23.11 x 25.40 x 1.02 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Reading level 740
  • Dewey Decimal Code E