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Mio's Kingdom

Mio's Kingdom

by Astrid Lindgren (Author)

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    Paperback 2011

    $9.98
Synopsis

Did you hear the news about a boy who disappeared? No one knows what happened to him . . . except me. Young Karl leaves behind his unhappy life as an unwanted foster child to escape to Farawayland. There, he learns that his true name is Mio, and that he is the son of the king. But the kingdom is under threat. The evil Sir Kato terrorizes the land, and it has been foretold that Mio is the only one who can defeat him . . . Originally published in Swedish in 1954, Astrid Lindgren's tale of Mio became a worldwide children's classic. It is celebrated in this heritage edition, complete with a new and faithful English translation.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 144
 Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 07 Jul 2011
ISBN 10: 0192731971
ISBN 13: 9780192731975
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
 Book Overview: A classic tale of love, adventure, and triumph over adversity.

Media Reviews
a true classic that works for every generation. Highly recommended * Amazon reviewer *
I adored Astrid Lindgren as a child * Francesca Simon, author of the Horrid Henry books *
Author Bio
Astrid Lindgren was born in Sweden in 1907. During the course of her life she wrote over 40 books for children. She once commented: 'I write to amuse the child within me, and can only hope that other children may have some fun that way too.' Many of her stories are based upon her memories of childhood, and filled with lively and unconventional characters. Perhaps the best known is Pippi Longstocking, first published in Sweden in 1945. It was an immediate success with children, and was later published in England in 1954. During her lifetime, Lindgren was awarded dozens of Swedish and international prizes for her writing, among them the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen medal in 1958: widely considered the ultimate accolade for an author of children's books. In 1989 a theme park dedicated to her - Astrid Lindgren's World - was opened in the author's home town of Vimmerby. She died in 2002.