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Jonathan Swift's Gulliver (Walker Illustrated Classics)

Jonathan Swift's Gulliver (Walker Illustrated Classics)

by Chris Riddell (Illustrator), Martin Jenkins (Author), Chris Riddell (Illustrator), Martin Jenkins (Author), Jonathan Swift (Author), Chris Riddell (Illustrator)

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    Paperback 2009

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Synopsis

Walker Illustrated Classics is a new series which brings together some of the best-loved stories ever told, illustrated by some of today's finest artists. These exquisitely designed books, with their magnificent words and glorious pictures, are a pleasure to read - and re-read. The classics have never looked so good! This magnificent edition of Jonathan Swift's classic adventure story contains all four of Gulliver's extraordinary voyages. Martin Jenkins has skilfully adapted the original novel, remaining true to its tone and humour while making it accessible to younger readers. Chris Riddell brings life to Swift's searing imagination in wonderful panoramic detail. Winner of the 2005 Kate Greenaway Medal and the 2005 National Literacy Association Wow! Award, and shortlisted for the British Book Design and Production Awards, 2005.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 168
 Publisher: Walker Books
Published: 02 Nov 2009
ISBN 10: 1406317489
ISBN 13: 9781406317480
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years

Media Reviews
This handsome book must be the year's most impressive illustrative feat. * The Sunday Times *
Author Bio
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) is regarded as the foremost prose satirist in the English language. Martin Jenkins is a conservation biologist by trade and has written numerous children's books about the natural world. His book about penguins, Emperor's Egg, won the Times Educational Supplement Information Book Award. Chris Riddell is an award-winning author, illustrator and political cartoonist for The Observer. He has won the Kate Greenaway Medal twice, once for Gulliver's Travel's, and the Smarties Prize. He lives in Brighton.