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There's more to Scotland than Nessie! Other magical monsters have their stories told by a Carnegie-medal winner.

Mysterious selkies, bad-tempered giants, devious fairies and even Loch Ness's most famous resident -- these are the mythical beasts of Scottish folklore.

In the highly anticipated companion volume to the much-loved An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales, award-winning children's author Theresa Breslin brings together a stunning collection of tales from across Scotland.

Alternately humorous, poignant and thrilling, each story is brought to life with exquisite illustrations by Scottish fine artist Kate Leiper.

A wonderful gift, this is a truly stunning book to be treasured for a lifetime and will be enjoyed by parents and grandparents as well as children.

There's more to Scotland than Nessie! Other magical monsters have their stories told by a Carnegie-medal winner.

Mysterious selkies, bad-tempered giants, devious fairies and even Loch Ness's most famous resident -- these are the mythical beasts of Scottish folklore.

Alternately humorous, poignant and thrilling, each story is brought to life with exquisite illustrations by Scottish fine artist Kate Leiper.

A wonderful gift, this is a truly stunning book to be treasured for a lifetime and will be enjoyed by parents and grandparents as well as children.

Über den Autor

Theresa Breslin OBE is a multi-award-winning author of over 50 books for children and young adults. Her work has been filmed for television, adapted for stage, broadcast on radio, translated world-wide and won many literary prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. She lives near Glasgow, Scotland and is a regular visitor at book festivals and schools. Theresa was awarded a Scottish Book Trust Outstanding Achievement Award in March 2019, and was made an OBE in June 2019. She and Kate Leiper created An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales and An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Mythical Creatures together. Kate Leiper is an artist and illustrator based in Edinburgh. She studied at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen and her work has been exhibited in galleries from London to the north of Scotland. The Scottish Storytelling Centre and the Royal Lyceum Theatre have commissioned her artwork. Her inspirations range from Scottish folklore to the Far East to Shakespeare. She and acclaimed author Theresa Breslin also created An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales (Floris Books).

Details

Empfohlen (bis):	12
Empfohlen (von):	6
Erscheinungsjahr:	2015
Genre:	Importe , Märchen & Sagen
Rubrik:	Kinder & Jugend
Medium:	Buch
Reihe:	Illustrated Scottish Treasuries
Inhalt:	Gebunden
ISBN-13:	9781782501954
ISBN-10:	1782501959
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Breslin, Theresa
Illustrator:	Leiper, Kate
Hersteller:	Floris Books Illustrated Scottish Treasuries
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	284 x 224 x 29 mm
Von/Mit:	Theresa Breslin
Erscheinungsdatum:	20.08.2015
Gewicht:	1,3 kg