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The Wind in the Willows (Kites)

The Wind in the Willows (Kites)

by KennethGrahame (Author)

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    Hardcover 2015

    $6.58
Synopsis

`Travel, change, interest, excitement!' One day Mole pokes his nose out of his burrow and discovers that the world is an exciting place. He meets brave Ratty, kind old Badger and the rascally Mr Toad, and together they go adventuring . . . The Wind in the Willows is a classic animal adventure that charms and enthrals. This edition contains the original illustrations by E H Shepard, a partnership that has never been bettered. `It thrills me still to read it.' - Shirley Hughes Egmont Classics are books to treasure.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 272
 Publisher: Egmont
Published: 30 Jul 2015
ISBN 10: 1405279567
ISBN 13: 9781405279567
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years

Author Bio
Kenneth Grahame was born in Scotland in 1859. After the death of his mother he was sent to live with his grandparents in Berkshire and attended school in Oxford. On leaving school he worked at the Bank of England and also wrote articles and stories which he submitted to many publications. He married in 1899 and had a son, Alastair. His best-known story, The Wind in the Willows, was published in 1908. After the sudden death of his son, Grahame was grief-stricken and became reclusive. He died in 1932 and is buried in Oxford. E H Shepard famously illustrated both 'Winnie-the-Pooh' and 'The Wind in the Willows' though, like A A Milne, much of his career was devoted to work for the satirical magazine Punch. To do the illustrations for 'Winnie-the-Pooh', Shepard observed the real Christopher Robin Milne, but not the real Pooh. The bear in the pictures is in fact based on Growler, a toy belonging to Shepard's own son.