Wolf wanted
Manny Wolf rewrites a help wanted ad, clarifying that a real wolf is needed so that a documentary can be made to show people what real wolves are like and how different they are from their big, bad fictional counterparts who've applied for the job.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English Portuguese |
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Toronto :
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press,
2010.
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| Summary: | Manny Wolf rewrites a help wanted ad, clarifying that a real wolf is needed so that a documentary can be made to show people what real wolves are like and how different they are from their big, bad fictional counterparts who've applied for the job. |
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| Item Description: | Translation of: Procura-se lobo. "The book concludes with a non-fiction spread, illustrated with photos, describing wolves and other members of the dog family around the world."--Jacket. |
| Physical Description: | [38] p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780888998804 0888998805 |
| Author Notes: | Ana Maria Machado is one of the world's most distinguished writers for children, with over one hundred books published in her native Brazil and in more than eighteen other countries. She has won the Hans Christian Andersen Award and the SM Iberoamerican Children's Literature Award, and she has been elected to the Brazilian Academy of Letters -- the first writer for children to be so honored. She has also been chosen for the honor list of the highly prestigious Dutch Prince Claus Award. Groundwood has published three of her novels, Me in the Middle (Américas Award Commended List), From Another World and Until the Day Arrives, and her picture books Wolf Wanted, which won the FNLIJ Hors Concours, and What a Party! Ana Maria lives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Laurent Cardon works as a storyboarder and teaches film. He has illustrated many books, winning the Hors Concours (FNLIJ) twice. He lives in Sao Paulo. |
