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The flint heart : a fairy story : freely adapted from Eden Phillpotts' 1910 fantasy / by Katherine and John Paterson ; illustrated by John Rocco
by Paterson, Katherine
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Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick, 2011. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 288 pages; Summary: This title includes gorgeous artwork from John Rocco that illuminates a robust and wildly entertaining fantasy, wryly retold by Katherine and John Paterson. An ambitious Stone Age man demands a tallsman that will harden his heart, allowing him to take control of his tribe. Against better judgement, the tribe's magic man creates the Flint Heart, but the cruelty of it causes the destruction of the tribe. Thousands of years later, the tallsman re-emerges to corrupt first a boy's father, an innocent fairy creature, and a familial badger, Can Charles and his sister Unity, who have consulted with fairies such as the mysterious Zagabog, wisest creature in the universe, find a way to rescue humans, fairies and animals alike from the dark influence of the Flint Heart? This humorous, hearty and utterly delightful reworking of a 1910 story by Eden Philipotts, is perfect for an entire family to savour together or an adventurous youngster to devour. Physical description: 288 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm. Genre: Fiction - Fantasy fiction - Children's stories.
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Katherine Paterson is the current National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. Her international fame rests not only on her widely acclaimed novels but also on her efforts to promote literacy in the United States and abroad. She is a two-time winner of the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award, and she has received many other accolades for her works, including the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and the Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts, given by her home state of Vermont. Katherine Paterson was also named a Living Legend by the Library of Congress in 2000. She lives in Barre, Vermont, with her husband, John Paterson. John Paterson Sr. has collaborated with his wife, Katherine, on CONSIDER THE LILIES: PLANTS OF THE BIBLE; IMAGES OF GOD; AND BLUEBERRIES FOR THE QUEEN. He lives with his wife in Barre, Vermont. John Rocco collaborated with Whoopie Goldberg on the picture book Alice and was Creative Director at Walt Disney Imagineering and served as pre-production art director at Dreamworks for the ? lm Shrek. His children's books include FU FINDS THE WAY, WOLF! WOLF!, and MOONPOWDER, and his illustrations are also featured on the jackets of Rick Riordan's best-selling YA series Percy Jackson and the Olympians. John Rocco lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 215775
- Title
- The flint heart : a fairy story : freely adapted from Eden Phillpotts' 1910 fantasy / by Katherine and John Paterson ; illustrated by John Rocco
- Author
- Paterson, Katherine
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 3
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick
- Date Published
- 2011
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