The Secrets of the Wild Wood

A stunning gift edition of the thrilling "Sunday Times" and "Telegraph" Book of the Year, the sequel to "The Letter for the King." Illustrations.

About the author

Tonke Dragt writes and illustrates books of adventure, fantasy and fairy tales. She was born in 1930 in Jakarta. When she was twelve, she was imprisoned in a Japanese camp, where she wrote her very first book using begged and borrowed paper. After the war, she moved to the Netherlands with her family, and eventually became an art teacher. She published her first book in 1961, and a year later this was followed by her most famous story, The Letter for the King, which won the Children's Book of the Year Award and has been translated into sixteen languages. She was awarded the State Prize for Youth Literature in 1976 and was knighted in 2001.Tonke Dragt writes and illustrates books of adventure, fantasy and fairy tales. She was born in 1930 in Jakarta. When she was twelve, she was imprisoned in a Japanese camp, where she wrote her very first book using begged and borrowed paper. After the war, she moved to the Netherlands with her family, and eventually became an art teacher. She published her first book in 1961, and a year later this was followed by her most famous story, The Letter for the King, which won the Children's Book of the Year Award and has been translated into sixteen languages. She was awarded the State Prize for Youth Literature in 1976 and was knighted in 2001.

Summary

A stunning gift edition of the thrilling sequel to the bestselling adventure The Letter for the King.

Product details

• Authors: Tonke Dragt, Tonke (Author) Dragt, Dragt Tonke, Laura Watkinson
• Assisted by: Tonke Dragt (Illustration), Tonke (Author) Dragt (Illustration), Dragt Tonke (Illustration), Laura Watkinson (Translation), Laura (Translator) Watkinson (Translation), Watkinson Laura (Translation)
• Publisher: Pushkin Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 11
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9781782691952
• ISBN: 978-1-78269-195-2
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic, JUVENILE FICTION / Classics, Epic fantasy / heroic fantasy, Adventure stories (Children's/YA), Fantasy & Magical Realism (Children's/Ya), Classic Fiction (Children's/Ya), Reading Age: From C 10 Years