''Twas the Night Before Christmas - Or Account of a Visit From St. Nicholas

Informationen zum Autor Matt Tavares is the author/illustrator of Zachary's Ball and Oliver's Game , as well as Jack and the Beanstalk by E. Nesbit. Of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas he says, "As a child, I would lie in bed, unable to sleep, listening carefully for any sign that Santa Claus and his reindeer might be on the roof. There were times when I was sure I heard sleigh bells. But I never saw him come down the chimney. Maybe someday..." Matt lives in Maine, USA. Klappentext Until 1823, most children outside Holland and Germany didn't even know who Santa was. That Christmas, a New York newspaper printed an anonymous poem entitled "An Account of a Visit from St Nicholas." This was the first time American children had heard of Santa Claus. Zusammenfassung Until 1823! most children outside Holland and Germany didn't even know who Santa was. That Christmas! a New York newspaper printed an anonymous poem entitled "An Account of a Visit from St Nicholas." This was the first time American children had heard of Santa Claus.

Product details

• Authors: Anonymous, Matt Anonymous Tavares, Clement C. Moore, Matt Tavares, Matt Anonymous Tavares
• Assisted by: Matt Tavares (Illustration)
• Publisher: Walker Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.10.2006
• EAN: 9781406302271
• ISBN: 978-1-4063-0227-1
• No. of pages: 32
• Subject: Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools