The Mermaid of Warsaw

and Other Tales from Poland

Richard Monte (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

112 Seiten

2011
Frances Lincoln Children's Books (Verlag)
978-1-84780-164-7 (ISBN)

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The 8 colourful tales in this collection of enchanting, wicked and often very funny Polish folk tales include The Mermaid of Warsaw and other stories gathered from cities, salt mines, lake and mountain regions, with stylish illustrations by Paul Hess.

Enchanting, wicked and often very funny, Poland's folk tales are one of the great treasures of Central Europe. Crowned by the story of The Mermaid of Warsaw, the eight colourful tales in this collection include Skarbnik's Second Breakfast, set deep in the Wieliczka salt mines, The Turnip-Counter from Karkonosze and The Copper Coin of Wineta, alongside stories from, Poznan and the Polish lakes. Paul Hess's stylish illustrations make this a collection to delight children everywhere.

RICHARD MONTE is a children's book reviewer and former bookseller who has contributed articles on Poland to the BBC and other magazines. He is married to a Polish wife. He lives in St Albans, Hertfordshire. PAUL HESS was born in Sydney, Australia, in 1961. He went to art college in Sydney and then worked as a graphic designer and Art Director for various companies both in Sydney and London from 1981 to 1991. He has worked as a freelance art director and illustrator since then. His books for Frances Lincoln are Death in a Nut, Nail Soup, Cow on the Roof, Dragon of Krakow, Hidden Tales from Eastern Europe, The King with Horse's Ears and The King and the Seed. He lives in Northumberland.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	3.2.2011
Illustrationen	Paul Hess
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Kinderbücher bis 11 Jahre
ISBN-10	1-84780-164-1 / 1847801641
ISBN-13	978-1-84780-164-7 / 9781847801647
Zustand	Neuware