Beautifully illustrated survey of Australian Gnomes & from where they originated. Ingpen is a recipient of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Medal for illustration.
Robert Ingpen Livres
13 octobre 1936
Robert Ingpen est un artiste australien de renom dont la production créative s'étend au-delà de la littérature jeunesse. Ses illustrations et ses écrits explorent une gamme variée de sujets, de l'histoire et de la conservation de l'environnement à la santé. Le style distinctif d'Ingpen est évident dans sa capacité à donner vie à des œuvres classiques, ancrant souvent les personnages dans des contextes contemporains. Son influence artistique est également visible dans son travail de conception graphique, qui comprend la création de timbres-poste et d'installations d'art public.
The Jungle Book
- 192pages
- 7 heures de lecture
A children's classic, featuring Mowgli, the Indian boy brought up by wolves in the jungle, his companions, Baloo and Bagheera, and his enemy, Shere Khan.
The Magic Bookcase
- 32pages
- 2 heures de lecture
World-renowned illustrator Robert Ingpen begins his magical journey through the world of classic children's stories with a mural he worked on for years, inspired by the great storybook characters.
The book showcases Robert Ingpen's artistic journey, featuring his illustrator's notes, original sketches, and a rich collection of illustrations from his acclaimed works. It highlights the inspirations behind his storytelling, including the places, stories, and people that have influenced his creative process, offering a unique insight into his contributions to literature and illustration.
Encyclopedia of Mysterious Places
- 256pages
- 9 heures de lecture
Tours some of the world's most interesting places, from the ziggurats of the Middle East to the mystifying lines at Nasca, Peru
Tout va changer dans la vie du jeune Jim Hawkins le jour où le " capitaine ", un vieux forban taciturne et grand amateur de rhum, s'installe dans l'auberge de ses parents, à " L'Amiral Benbow ". Jim comprend vite que cet étranger n'est pas un client ordinaire. En effet, lorsqu'un effrayant aveugle frappe à la porte de l'auberge isolée, apportant au marin la tache noire symbole des pirates et synonyme de mort, la chasse au trésor a déjà commencé !
The Stolen White Elephant - First Edition
- 54pages
- 2 heures de lecture
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
The Hammerhead Light
- 127pages
- 5 heures de lecture
New edition of the award-winning author's adventure story about a lighthouse keeper and a young girl who are united in an attempt to save a threatened lighthouse. First published in 1976.
The Poppykettle Papers
- 120pages
- 5 heures de lecture
Aloof and Arnica tell their tale of an epic journey from the shores of Peru to a new land at the world's edge, where the sun goes down. So small are they and their other three companions that instead of sailing in a boat they set out in an earthenware pot called a poppykettle. Along the way they encounter mystery, danger, hazards, nature, and the dreadful knowledge that the poppykettle will carry only three of them to the Unchosen Land.
Tom n'aime rien tant que l'ecole buissonniere, les expeditions avec ce voyou de Huck, la vie de pirates sur une ile du Mississippi, sans oublier la petite Becky. Mais sa tante Polly ne voit pas cela d'un tres bon oeil ! Et si elle savait que Tom et Huck, caches dans un cimetiere pendant une terrible nuit, ont vu tuer un homme.
