The children of Lir
A king's children are changed into swans by their evil stepmother and can only be changed back when twin mountain peaks, the Man from the North and the Woman from the South, are joined.
| Main Author: | MacGill-Callahan, Sheila. |
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| Other Authors: | Spirin, Gennady (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Dial Books,
c1993.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
A king's children are changed into swans by their evil stepmother and can only be changed back when twin mountain peaks, the Man from the North and the Woman from the South, are joined. |
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| Physical Description: |
32 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0803711212 (trade) 0803711220 (library) |
| Author Notes: |
Gennady Spirin was born in 1948 in a small city near Moscow. A graduate of the Strogonov Academy of Fine Arts, he is noted for his beautiful illustrations, meticulously researched and exquisitely executed in pencil and watercolor. His work has brought him international renown as many awards, including the Gold Medal of the Society of Illustrators, the Golden Apple of the Bratislava International Biennale of children's book illustration, First Prize for Illustration at the Barcelona International Children's Book Fair, and the Premio Grafico at the Bologna Children's Book Fair. His book Gulliver's Adventures in Lilliput (retold by Ann Keay Beneduce) was chosen one of the Ten Best Illustrated Books of the Year by the New York Times Book Review. Gennady Spirin came to the United States in 1991 and now lives with his wife and their three sons in Princeton, New Jersey. copyright ? 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved. |