The Wind in the Willows

Zusatztext This large-format! appealingly illustrated edition is worth collecting by devotees of the original—who are legion—and will capably engage a new generation. Informationen zum Autor Kenneth Grahame became a writer in 1879 as a means of distraction from his dull banking job. He wrote The Wind in the Willows for his son Alistair. Originally published in 1908, The Wind in the Willows has never gone out of print. Klappentext Die Abenteuer von Maulwurf, Ratte, Dachs und Kröterich haben seit ihrem ersten Erscheinen 1908 schon viele Kinder und Erwachsene begeistert. Eindrücklich schildert Grahame die Schönheit der Natur und er beschreibt die Eigenheiten der Charaktere .pointiert und humorvoll. Für den neuesten Band der hochwertigen NordSüd-Klassikerreihe konnte der renommierte Ausnahmeillustrator Sebastian Meschenmoser gewonnen werden. Er überrascht mit einer Kombination aus zart kolorierten Aquarellen und malerischen Ölbildern. Zusammenfassung The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graham has charmed children and adults for more than a hundred years. Sebastian Meschenmoser's lush and expressive watercolor and oil painting illustrations bring a fresh look to this unabridged and beloved classic about Rat, Mole, Toad, and Badger. Like the gurgling river in the Wild Wood itself, readers will be joyfully swept along to join the antics of these animal friends as they try to keep the irrepressible and fast car driving Toad out of trouble in one of the greatest tales of adventure and camaraderie ever told. Meschenmoser thrills readers with more than one hundred watercolor vignettes and twelve oil paintings capturing the emotions and essence of these lovable characters.

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth Grahame, Kenneth/ Meschenmoser Grahame, Sebastian Meschenmoser
• Assisted by: Sebastian Meschenmoser (Illustration)
• Publisher: North South Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9780735842953
• ISBN: 978-0-7358-4295-3
• No. of pages: 220
• Dimensions: 222 mm x 267 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books > Cardboard picture books with and without attachments, tactile picture books; River, Classics, classic, Watercolor, Rat, Grahame, Sebastian Meschenmoser, badger, Toad, woods, Mole, Oil painting, empfohlenes Alter: ab ca. 6 Jahre, talking animals, unabridged