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Midsummer knight

A bear is rescued by a fairy in an enchanted wood and agrees to return the favor by leading the battle against a usurper who has imprisoned the king and queen, along with their loyal subjects, in the dungeon of their castle.

Main Author: Rogers, Gregory.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New Milford, Conn. : Roaring Brook Press, 2007.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Subjects:
Bears > Juvenile fiction.
Fairies > Juvenile fiction.
Heroes > Juvenile fiction.
Wordless picture books.
Summary: A bear is rescued by a fairy in an enchanted wood and agrees to return the favor by leading the battle against a usurper who has imprisoned the king and queen, along with their loyal subjects, in the dungeon of their castle.
Item Description: Originally published: Australia : Allen & Unwin, 2006.
Physical Description: [32] p. : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Awards: A Junior Library Guild selection
ISBN: 9781596431836 (hardcover) :
1596431830 (hardcover) :
Author Notes: Gregory Rogers was an Australian author and illustrator. He studied fine art at the Queensland College of Art and worked as a graphic designer after completing his studies. He was the first Australian to receive the Carnegie Medal, for Libby Hathorn¿s Way Home. Rogers was best known in the United States for his book, The Boy, the Bear, the Baron, the Bard, which was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. Rogers died of stomach cancer in Brisbane on May 1. He was 55.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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