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Mysterious Traveller

Mysterious Traveller

by Mal Peet And Elspeth Graham (Author), P. J. Lynch (Illustrator)

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    Paperback 2014

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Synopsis

This is the second tale in a trilogy from acclaimed storytellers Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham. This one begins with a disgruntled camel, desperately trying to protect a little baby from a violent desert storm whipping up all around him. He is rescued by Issa - the desert guide - who takes the child in, naming her Mariama. She becomes Issa's family and, as he begins to lose his sight, his eyes. Many years later, a mysterious stranger arrives at their doorstep, a stranger who will change both their lives for ever...

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 48
 Publisher: Walker Books
Published: 01 May 2014
ISBN 10: 140635452X
ISBN 13: 9781406354522
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years

Media Reviews
Both prose and artwork come together to produce a stunning book which, regardless of being set in a distant land, tells many a universal truth to be enjoyed by young readers and adults alike * Inis *
blends an excellent sense of setting and a rich understanding of characterisation -- Robert Dunbar * Irish Times *
Stylish, evocative, poignant * Irish Times *
Author Bio
Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham live in Exmouth, Devon, in a house not too far from the sea. Elspeth writes in a room on the ground floor while Mal writes in the attic. Sometimes they meet in the middle to write books like this one. Elspeth and Mal also wrote the award-winning Cloud Tea Monkeys, while Mal is the author of teenage novels Keeper and The Penalty and, for older readers, Exposure, Carnegie Medal-winning Tamar and Life: An Exploded Diagram. P.J. Lynch grew up in Belfast and has won many awards, including the Mother Goose Award, the Christopher Medal, and the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal on two occasions. P.J. Lynch lives in Dublin with his wife and three children. Visit his website at www.pjlynchgallery.com