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Growing Summer

Streatfeild, Noel
Heftet / 2021 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780349014449
Publisert
2021
Utgiver
Vendor
Virago Press Ltd
Vekt
202 gr
Høyde
196 mm
Bredde
124 mm
Dybde
22 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
256

Forfatter
Streatfeild, Noel
Illustratør
Ardizzone, Edward

Om bidragsyterne

Noel Streatfeild was born in Sussex in 1895 and was one of three sisters. After working in munitions factories and canteens for the armed forces when the First World War broke out, Noel followed her dream of being on stage and went to RADA where she became a professional actress.

She began writing children's books in 1931 and Ballet Shoes was published in 1936. She quickly became one of the most popular authors of her day. She was one of the first winners of the Carnegie Medal and was awarded an OBE in 1983.

Growing Summer

Streatfeild, Noel
Heftet / 2021 / Engelsk
Streatfeild, Noel
Heftet / 2021 / Engelsk
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BY THE AUTHOR OF BALLET SHOESwith beautiful illustrations by Edward Ardizzone'A joyous, sunlight book. For me, the best Noel Streatfeild of all' HILARY MCKAY'"You have a whole wing of the house to yourselves. The glorious world outside to play in. All that the earth brings forth to feed you, and you stand there asking foolish questions until my head reels. Help yourselves, children, help yourselves." Then, flapping her cloak as if to shoo off a clutter of chickens, Great Aunt Dymphna was gone.' Summer will be different for the Gareth children this year. Their father, an epidemiologist, is ill abroad, and their mother must go to help him. So Alex, Penny, Naomi and Robin are sent to Ireland to stay with an eccentric distant relative.Great Aunt Dymphna is like nobody they've ever met. She lives in a ramshackle house, quotes swathes of poetry and flits about like a great bat. And, to the children's consternation, she expects them to fend for themselves. Despite tears and many mishaps, they learn something new every day, and living with Great Aunt Dymphna becomes an adventure.
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A beautifully written novel by the beloved author of Ballet Shoes. With enchanting illustrations by Edward Ardizzone.
Great Aunt Dymphna drew herself up. 'You have a whole wing of the house to yourselves. This magnificent kitchen. The glorious world outside to play in. All that the earth brings forth to feed you, and you stand there asking foolish questions until my head reels. Help yourselves, children, help yourselves.' Then, flapping her cloak as if to shoo off a clutter of chickens, she was gone.The four Gareth children lead a quiet life in a London suburb, but when their father, an epidemiologist, gets ill abroad, their mother has to leave to take care of him.The children go to stay with an eccentric relative they have never met - Great Aunt Dymphna, who lives in a ramshackle house in Ireland. Here, they are not only expected to look after themselves, they also discover they have company - a mysterious boy who announces that his is on the run. Irritating as he is, the children agree to hide him from his pursuers - but who are they? And who is the boy? The children are determined to find out.
Les mer
For me, the best Noel Streatfeild of allNoel Streatfeild's position in the children's book world is unique. She is endlessly inventive, full of verve and real understanding of the surfaces of childhood . . . Escapism of a most satisfying sort - Times Literary Supplement
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BY THE AUTHOR OF BALLET SHOESwith beautiful illustrations by Edward Ardizzone'A joyous, sunlight book. For me, the best Noel Streatfeild of all' HILARY MCKAY'"You have a whole wing of the house to yourselves. The glorious world outside to play in. All that the earth brings forth to feed you, and you stand there asking foolish questions until my head reels. Help yourselves, children, help yourselves." Then, flapping her cloak as if to shoo off a clutter of chickens, Great Aunt Dymphna was gone.' Summer will be different for the Gareth children this year. Their father, an epidemiologist, is ill abroad, and their mother must go to help him. So Alex, Penny, Naomi and Robin are sent to Ireland to stay with an eccentric distant relative.Great Aunt Dymphna is like nobody they've ever met. She lives in a ramshackle house, quotes swathes of poetry and flits about like a great bat. And, to the children's consternation, she expects them to fend for themselves. Despite tears and many mishaps, they learn something new every day, and living with Great Aunt Dymphna becomes an adventure.
Les mer
A beautifully written novel by the beloved author of Ballet Shoes. With enchanting illustrations by Edward Ardizzone.
Great Aunt Dymphna drew herself up. 'You have a whole wing of the house to yourselves. This magnificent kitchen. The glorious world outside to play in. All that the earth brings forth to feed you, and you stand there asking foolish questions until my head reels. Help yourselves, children, help yourselves.' Then, flapping her cloak as if to shoo off a clutter of chickens, she was gone.The four Gareth children lead a quiet life in a London suburb, but when their father, an epidemiologist, gets ill abroad, their mother has to leave to take care of him.The children go to stay with an eccentric relative they have never met - Great Aunt Dymphna, who lives in a ramshackle house in Ireland. Here, they are not only expected to look after themselves, they also discover they have company - a mysterious boy who announces that his is on the run. Irritating as he is, the children agree to hide him from his pursuers - but who are they? And who is the boy? The children are determined to find out.
Les mer
For me, the best Noel Streatfeild of allNoel Streatfeild's position in the children's book world is unique. She is endlessly inventive, full of verve and real understanding of the surfaces of childhood . . . Escapism of a most satisfying sort - Times Literary Supplement
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780349014449
Publisert
2021
Utgiver
Vendor
Virago Press Ltd
Vekt
202 gr
Høyde
196 mm
Bredde
124 mm
Dybde
22 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
256

Forfatter
Streatfeild, Noel
Illustratør
Ardizzone, Edward

Om bidragsyterne

Noel Streatfeild was born in Sussex in 1895 and was one of three sisters. After working in munitions factories and canteens for the armed forces when the First World War broke out, Noel followed her dream of being on stage and went to RADA where she became a professional actress.

She began writing children's books in 1931 and Ballet Shoes was published in 1936. She quickly became one of the most popular authors of her day. She was one of the first winners of the Carnegie Medal and was awarded an OBE in 1983.

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