Peter Pan

Informationen zum Autor J.M. Barrie, the son of a weaver, was born near Dundee, Scotland, in 1860. He was a journalist and novelist and began writing for the stage in 1892. Peter Pan , first produced in London on December 27, 1904, was an immediate success. The story of Peter Pan first appeared in book form (titled Peter and Wendy , and later Peter Pan and Wendy ) in 1911. Barrie died in 1937, bequeathing the copyright of Peter Pan to the Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, a hospital for children.Susan Cooper is one of our foremost fantasy authors; her classic five-book fantasy sequence The Dark Is Rising has sold millions of copies worldwide. Her books’ accolades include the Newbery Medal, a Newbery Honor, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and five shortlists for the Carnegie Medal. She combines fantasy with history in Victory (a Washington Post Top Ten Books for Children pick), King of Shadows, Ghost Hawk, and her magical The Boggart and the Monster, second in a trilogy, which won the Scottish Arts Council’s Children’s Book Award. Susan Cooper lives on a saltmarsh island in Massachusetts, and you can visit her online at TheLostLand.com. Klappentext The character of Peter Pan first came to life in the stories J. M. Barrie told to five brothers -- three of whom were named Peter, John, and Michael. Peter Pan is considered one of the greatest children's stories of all time and continues to charm readers one hundred years after its first appearance as a play in 1904. Zusammenfassung The character of Peter Pan first came to life in the stories J. M. Barrie told to five brothers -- three of whom were named Peter! John! and Michael. Peter Pan is considered one of the greatest children's stories of all time and continues to charm readers one hundred years after its first appearance as a play in 1904.

Product details

• Authors: J M Barrie, J. M. Barrie, J.M. Barrie, James Matthew Barrie
• Assisted by: Susan Cooper (Foreword)
• Publisher: Aladdin
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2003
• EAN: 9780689866913
• ISBN: 978-0-689-86691-3
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 194 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Aladdin Classics; Aladdin Classics
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Classics, JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Orphans & Foster Homes, General Fiction (Children's/Ya), JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy / General