The wind in the willows
Grahame, Kenneth, 1859-1932200901UU
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A children's story that presents the adventures of the amiable Mole, the dapper Water Rat and the marvellous Badger as they endeavour to keep the wayward Toad out of trouble. "Walker Illustrated Classics" is a new series which brings together some of the best-loved stories ever told, illustrated by some of today's finest artists. These exquisitely designed books, with their magnificent words and glorious pictures, are a pleasure to read - and re-read. The classics have never looked so good!Kenneth Grahame's classic children's story tells the adventures of the amiable Mole, the dapper Water Rat and the marvellous Badger as they endeavour to keep the wayward Toad out of trouble. It is sensitively abridged and beautifully illustrated with great charm and detail by Inga Moore.
Main title:
The wind in the willows / Kenneth Grahame.
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Imprint:
London : Walker Books Ltd : [distributor] Macmillan Distribution (MDL) : [distributor] TL Distribution : [distributor] Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd : [distributor] Booksite Afrika, 2009.
Collation:
184 p. : col.ill. ; 21x18 cm.
Notes:
Paperback.This ed. originally published: 2009.
Audience:
Interest age level: 7 years +.
Biography/History:
Kenneth Grahame was born in 1859 and wrote fiction and fantasy for children. He is most famous for The Wind in the Willows (1908), which is considered to be one of the greatest classics of children's literature. He also wrote The Reluctant Dragon which was later adapted to a Disney movie. Inga Moore has illustrated numerous classics including Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden, as well as writing and illustrating Six Dinner Sid, which won a Smarties Book Prize (0-5 Category). She lives in Gloucestershire.
ISBN:
9781406317428 (pbk)140631742X (pbk)
Dewey class:
JF823.8
Local class:
FIC.J
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
825060