"No one can tell stories like Eleanor Farjeon, and these do not disappoint...the book culminates in a satisfying final chapter that sees Derry surprising Jim with the perfect eightieth-birthday present. Imagination, adventure, and a host of animal encounters, humor, suspense, not to mention Ardizzone's scene-setting pen-and-ink vignette illustrations--this little book, first published in 1934, has oceans of appeal." --Martha V. Parravano, The Horn Book Magazine
"Like the award-winning The Little Bookroom, Eleanor Farjeon's Jim at the Corner is a collection of loosely related stories, perfect for reading aloud. This is a good book for grandfathers--in fact for any relatives of youngsters whose constant plea is, "Tell us a story.." . . Jim is an old-fashioned character with a repertoire of gentle humorous fantasies, and youngsters are likely to be back as regularly as Derry for more of these tales of magic islands in the fog and of rooks with a taste for Little Boy Pie."These seafaring tales begin on a street corner where Jim, a retired sailor, spends his days, passing the time telling a curious boy named Derry about life aboard his ship, the Rockinghorse. In the tradition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s A Child’s Garden of Verses and Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories, Farjeon’s tales of talking sea serpents and stew-eating chimpanzees bring the far near and turn ordinary weather into an astronomical adventure. With pen-and-ink illustrations by the maritime master artist Edward Ardizzone, Jim at the Corner is an old-fashioned adventure for the eyes and the ears.
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Librería: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Ardizzone, Edward Ilustrador. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Nº de ref. del artículo: 15320853-6
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Librería: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Ardizzone, Edward Ilustrador. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Nº de ref. del artículo: 18485858-6
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Librería: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Ardizzone, Edward Ilustrador. Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within 0.52. Nº de ref. del artículo: bk1681371642xvz189zvxgdd
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Librería: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Fair. Ardizzone, Edward Ilustrador. Acceptable/Fair condition. Book is worn, but the pages are complete, and the text is legible. Has wear to binding and pages, may be ex-library. 0.52. Nº de ref. del artículo: 353-1681371642-acp
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Librería: Magers and Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis, MN, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Like New. Ardizzone, Edward Ilustrador. May have light shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1067304
Cantidad disponible: Más de 20 disponibles
Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Ardizzone, Edward Ilustrador. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.56. Nº de ref. del artículo: G1681371642I4N00
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Ardizzone, Edward Ilustrador. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.56. Nº de ref. del artículo: G1681371642I4N10
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Reno, Reno, NV, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Ardizzone, Edward Ilustrador. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.56. Nº de ref. del artículo: G1681371642I3N00
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Reno, Reno, NV, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Ardizzone, Edward Ilustrador. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.56. Nº de ref. del artículo: G1681371642I4N10
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Ardizzone, Edward Ilustrador. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.56. Nº de ref. del artículo: G1681371642I3N10
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