The Secret World of Magic

The Secret World of Magic

by WayneAnderson (Illustrator), RosalindKerven (Author)

Synopsis

At last - this is the definitive guide to magic and enchantment: featuring magic-makers, shape-changing and other important spells, wishes and charms, bewitching, magical travel, and secret worlds. In addition, the book includes traditional folk tales and details magic traditions of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Norway, the Middle East, Africa, China, Japan, Korea and Native America.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 48
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Published: 01 Oct 2006

ISBN 10: 1845074815
ISBN 13: 9781845074814

Author Bio
Rosalind Kerven's children's novel The Woman Who Went to Fairyland was shortlisted for the 1993 Children's Book Award, The Sea is Singing was chosen as a T.E.S. Book of the Year and dramatised for BBC Radio, and Who Ever heard of a Vegetarian Fox? was shortlisted for the 1989 Children's Book. Her books for Frances include a retelling of The Enchanted Forest and The Fairy-Spotter's Handbook. Wayne Anderson has illustrated over 20 books for children. He wrote and illustrated Dragon and Wayne Anderson's Horrorble Book. His illustrations have twice won V&A Illustration Awards: he was overall Winner for Gnomes and Gardens, written by Nigel Suckling (Pavilion) in 2001, and Highly Commended for The Tin Forest, by Helen Ward (Templar) in 2002. He collaborated with Rosalind Kerven on The Fairy-Spotter's Handbook.