The murderer's ape
When her best friend, the sailor Henry Koskela, is falsely accused of murder, a gorilla named Sally Jones visits the run-down docks of Lisbon, embarks on a dizzying journey across the seven seas, and calls on the Maharaja of Bhapur's magnificent court--all in an attempt to clear Henry's na...
| Main Author: | Wegelius, Jakob (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Graves, Peter, 1942- (Translator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English Swedish |
| Published: |
New York :
Delacorte Press,
[2017]
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| Edition: | First American edition. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
When her best friend, the sailor Henry Koskela, is falsely accused of murder, a gorilla named Sally Jones visits the run-down docks of Lisbon, embarks on a dizzying journey across the seven seas, and calls on the Maharaja of Bhapur's magnificent court--all in an attempt to clear Henry's name. |
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| Item Description: |
Maps on lining papers. "First published in hardcover in the Swedish language as Mördarens Apa by Bonnier Carlsen, Stockholm, Sweden, in 2014." -- Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: |
xxv, 588 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 20 cm |
| ISBN: |
9781101931752 1101931752 9781101931769 1101931760 |
| Author Notes: |
JAKOB WEGELIUS is a Swedish writer and illustrator who lives and works in the small village of Mörtfors. In Sweden, he was awarded the August Prize for Best Children's Book and the Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize for The Murderer's Ape, which is also an International Youth Library White Raven selection. Visit Jakob at jakobwegelius.com. |