The white cat and the monk a retelling of the poem "Pangur Bán"
"A monk leads a simple life. He studies his books late into the evening and searches for truth in their pages. His cat, Pangur, leads a simple life, too, chasing prey in the darkness. As night turns to dawn, Pangur leads his companion to the truth he has been seeking."--Provided by publish...
| Main Author: | Bogart, Jo Ellen (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Smith, Sydney, 1980- (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Toronto ; Berkeley:
Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press,
2016.
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| Series: |
Pangur bán (Poem)
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| Summary: |
"A monk leads a simple life. He studies his books late into the evening and searches for truth in their pages. His cat, Pangur, leads a simple life, too, chasing prey in the darkness. As night turns to dawn, Pangur leads his companion to the truth he has been seeking."--Provided by publisher. |
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| Item Description: |
A retelling of the anonymous Irish poem Pangur Bán. |
| Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm Issued also in electronic format. |
| ISBN: |
9781554987801 1554987806 9781894987967 1894987969 |
| Author Notes: |
Sydney Smith was born in rural Nova Scotia and has been drawing from an early age. Since graduating from NSCAD University, he has illustrated numerous children's books, including the highly acclaimed wordless picture book Sidewalk Flowers, conceived by Jon Arno Lawson, which won a Governor General's Award, among many other honours, and was named a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book. He is also the illustrator of Town Is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz, for which he was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal, and which won the TD Canadian Children's Literature Prize. Small in the City is the first picture book that Sydney has written as well as illustrated. He lives and works in Toronto with his wife and son. |