Paul Biegel

The King of the Copper Mountains

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A timeless and enchanting children's fantasy classic'A triumphant piece of magic' ObserverAt the end of his thousand-year reign of the Copper Mountains, old King Mansolain is tired and his heart is slowing down. When his attendant, the Hare, consults The Wonder Doctor, he is told he must keep the King engaged in life by telling him a story every night until the Doctor can find a cure.The search is on for a nightly story more wonderful than the last, and one by one the kingdom's inhabitants arrive with theirs; the ferocious Wolf, the lovesick Donkey, the fire-breathing three-headed Dragon. Last to arrive is the Dwarf, with four ancient books a… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-78269-340-6
EAN: 9781782693406
Produktnummer: 38215391
Verlag: Pushkin Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Seitenangabe: 192 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Sonstiges: Ab 7 - 10 J.

Über den Autor

Paul Biegel was one of Europe's most acclaimed and best-loved storytellers, and the author of more than fifty books for children. Born in the Netherlands in 1926, he studied law but worked as a comic-strip writer before writing his first novel, The Golden Guitar, in 1960. The King of the Copper Mountains followed in 1965. It won the award for the best Dutch children's book of the year, and is still his best-loved work. The Gardens of Dorr and The Little Captain are also forthcoming from Pushkin Children's Books.