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The hero of Little Street

When a boy being chased through present-day London seeks refuge in the National Gallery, a dog escapes from the painting of one Dutch master and together they leap into the painting of another, where their adventures in seventeenth-century Delft are a prelude to returning to London and continuing th...

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Main Author: Rogers, Gregory
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2012.
Edition:1st American ed.
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Dogs > Juvenile fiction.
Painting > Juvenile fiction.
Time travel > Juvenile fiction.
London (England) > Juvenile fiction.
England > Juvenile fiction.
Delft (Netherlands) > History > 17th century > Juvenile fiction.
Netherlands > History > 17th century > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:When a boy being chased through present-day London seeks refuge in the National Gallery, a dog escapes from the painting of one Dutch master and together they leap into the painting of another, where their adventures in seventeenth-century Delft are a prelude to returning to London and continuing the chase.
Item Description:"A Neal Porter book."
Physical Description:1 v. : ill. ; 31 cm.
ISBN:9781596437296
1596437294
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.

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