Artículos relacionados a The Star of Kazan
An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 368 pages; Description: 368 p. ; 22 cm. Subject: Abandoned children -- Juvenile fiction. Vienna (Austria) -- Juvenile fiction. Summary: Annika's life is a mystery. No one knows who she is or where she came from. Whoever abandoned her as a tiny baby left no clues, but on a June morning in 1896 they wrapped her in a shawl and left her in a mountain church not far from Vienna.
"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.
Reseña del editor:
Annika never has a birthday - no one knows the date she was born. She celebrates her Found Day instead. For Annika was abandoned as a baby and found by a cook and a housemaid from Vienna. Her upbringing in the servants' quarters of the house of three eccentric professors means that at an early age she can bake and ice a three-tier cake, and polish parquet floors to perfection. One summer's evening a very old lady comes to stay with Annika's awful neighbours. The stories of her extraordinary life as a famous dancer are spellbinding. Especially the tale of the besotted Russian count, who gave her the legendary emerald, the Star of Kazan. Suddenly a glamorous stranger arrives at Annika's door. Her mother, after years of guilt and searching, has come to claim her. Annika is no servant but a Prussian aristocrat whose true home is a great castle. But at crumbling, spooky Spittal she discovers that all is not as it seems in the lives of her new-found family . . . Eva Ibbotson's hugely entertaining story is a timeless classic for readers young and old. Fans of JOURNEY TO THE RIVER SEA are in for an even more captivating treat in the eagerly awaited THE STAR OF KAZAN.
Biografía del autor:
Eva Ibbotson writes for both adults and children. Her books for children, with their fantastic creatures, outrageous characters, dark humour and brilliant storytelling, have much in common with Roald Dahl's. Journey To The River Sea (033039715X) won the Smarties Prize Gold Award and was Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Which Witch? (0 330 26586 5) was runner-up for the Carnegie Medal and The Secret Of Platform 13 (0 330 39801 6) was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize. She lives in Newcastle.
"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.
- EditorialMacmillan Children's Books
- Año de publicación2004
- ISBN 10 1405020547
- ISBN 13 9781405020541
- EncuadernaciónTapa dura
- Número de edición1
- Número de páginas368
- Valoración
Comprar nuevo
Ver este artículo
EUR 18,05
Gastos de envío:
EUR 15,19
De Reino Unido a Estados Unidos de America
Otras ediciones populares con el mismo título
Los mejores resultados en AbeBooks
Imagen de archivo
THE STAR OF KAZAN
Publicado por
Macmillan Children's Books, London
(2004)
ISBN 10: 1405020547
ISBN 13: 9781405020541
Nuevo
Tapa dura
Original o primera edición
Cantidad disponible: 1
Librería:
Valoración
Descripción Hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. 1st Edition. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Eagerly-awaited new novel from the author of the bestselling Journey to the River Sea. In a tiny alpine church, on a June day in 1897, an abandoned baby girl is found by a middle-aged cook from Vienna. So begins the unusual childhood of Annika, brought up in the house of three eccentric professors by their two domestic servants. By the age of seven she can bake and ice a three-tiered cake and polish parquet floors to perfection. Her life in this golden city of music, fabulous food, and the beautiful Lippizana stallions who dance before the Emperor Franz Joseph is greatly blessed-until her unknown mother tracks her down and comes to claim her. Here is another Ibbotson masterpiece of wonderful adventure, packed with dozens of unforgettable characters who weave their way through a faultless, intricate plot of enthralling events-sometimes hilarious, sometimes bleak, but always marvellously entertaining. It offers every reader who loved Journey to the River Sea an enchanting new world of fictional riches. It is a timeless classic, for readers young and old. - One of the biggest events in the children's publishing year, backed by a major trade and consumer promotion - Journey to the River Sea won the Smarties Gold Award, was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, and was runner-up for the Whitbread Children`s Book of the Year and the Guardian Fiction Award. Ref SS 5. Nº de ref. del artículo: 031706
Comprar nuevo
EUR 18,05
Convertir moneda
Gastos de envío:
EUR 15,19
De Reino Unido a Estados Unidos de America
Destinos, gastos y plazos de envío