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Chieftain's Daughter

McBratney, Sam
Heftet / 1994 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780862783389
Publisert
1994
Utgiver
Vendor
O'Brien Press Ltd
Vekt
120 gr
Høyde
196 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
11 mm
Aldersnivå
02, J
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
160

Forfatter
McBratney, Sam
Illustratør
Monahan, Noel

Biographical note

Sam McBratney sums up his post-war childhood as short trousers, Fair Isle jumper, the 11 plus and grammar school. He taught at a secondary school himself for a while and was a primary school teacher. Sam wrote many books for children and young adults, published internationally, and is probably best-known for Guess How Much I Love You. In 1993 he won a BISTO Award for Put a Saddle on the Pig, published by Methuen, and also received the Bass Ireland Arts Prize. He died in 2020.

Chieftain's Daughter

McBratney, Sam
Heftet / 1994 / Engelsk
McBratney, Sam
Heftet / 1994 / Engelsk
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New edition of the well-loved children's book by Sam McBratney. A young boy fostered with a remote Irish tribe 1500 years ago becomes involved with local feuds, with the ideas of the wandering Christian missionary, and with his beloved Frann - the Chieftain's daughter. A strong story told in simple language which brings you back to Irish tribal times.
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New edition of the well-loved children's book by Sam McBratney. A boy fostered with a remote Irish tribe 1500 years ago becomes involved with the fate of his beloved Frann, the Chieftain's daughter.
'Powerful ... subtly conveyed sense of time and place' -- Robert Dunbar' One of the best and most perceptive writers for young people' -- The Guardian * The Guardian *'A complex and moving story' -- The Irish Times * The Irish Times *'The characters are so real that even when you put the book down, you find yourself still living in the fifth century.' -- Woman's Way * Woman's Way *'Sam McBratney brings the fifth century vividly and startlingly to life.' -- The School Librarian * The School Librarian *One of the 'Top ten Irish books from cradle to college, recommended by Celia Keenan' -- Sunday Business Post
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New edition of the well-loved children's book by Sam McBratney. A young boy fostered with a remote Irish tribe 1500 years ago becomes involved with local feuds, with the ideas of the wandering Christian missionary, and with his beloved Frann - the Chieftain's daughter. A strong story told in simple language which brings you back to Irish tribal times.
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New edition of the well-loved children's book by Sam McBratney. A boy fostered with a remote Irish tribe 1500 years ago becomes involved with the fate of his beloved Frann, the Chieftain's daughter.
'Powerful ... subtly conveyed sense of time and place' -- Robert Dunbar' One of the best and most perceptive writers for young people' -- The Guardian * The Guardian *'A complex and moving story' -- The Irish Times * The Irish Times *'The characters are so real that even when you put the book down, you find yourself still living in the fifth century.' -- Woman's Way * Woman's Way *'Sam McBratney brings the fifth century vividly and startlingly to life.' -- The School Librarian * The School Librarian *One of the 'Top ten Irish books from cradle to college, recommended by Celia Keenan' -- Sunday Business Post
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780862783389
Publisert
1994
Utgiver
Vendor
O'Brien Press Ltd
Vekt
120 gr
Høyde
196 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
11 mm
Aldersnivå
02, J
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
160

Forfatter
McBratney, Sam
Illustratør
Monahan, Noel

Biographical note

Sam McBratney sums up his post-war childhood as short trousers, Fair Isle jumper, the 11 plus and grammar school. He taught at a secondary school himself for a while and was a primary school teacher. Sam wrote many books for children and young adults, published internationally, and is probably best-known for Guess How Much I Love You. In 1993 he won a BISTO Award for Put a Saddle on the Pig, published by Methuen, and also received the Bass Ireland Arts Prize. He died in 2020.

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