9780714865355: Fog Island
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| SKU | 9780714865355 |
|---|---|
| Title | Fog Island |
| Author Description | Tomi Ungerer |
| Uri | store/childrens-books/fog-island-9780714865355/ |
| Web Author Description | Tomi Ungerer was born in Strasbourg in 1931 and landed in New York in 1956 with $60 in his pocket and a suitcase full of drawings. Overnight he became a star as a caricaturist, illustrator and children's book author and has published more than 80 books in ten years. As a graphic artist he created advertising campaigns for Willy Brandt and The New York Times. In 1998, Tomi Ungerer was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustration and has become an internationally renowned artist. He now divides his time between Strasbourg and Ireland. |
| webLongDescription | The first pages of the book: Finn and Cara were brother and sister. They lived by the sea in the back of beyond. While the father was out fishing, the mother ran the farm. They grew and raised what they needed. The family was poor yet grateful to survive on what they had. Finn and Cara looked after the sheep that grazed the headland. They loaded the peat which had been cut and dried for the hearth. In the evenings, inside their cottage, the louder the howling and rattling wind the cozier they felt. Their father was also a boat builder. From bent reeds and tarred canvas he fashioned a small curragh as a surprise for the children. "Never leave the bay" he warned them, "and stay clear of Fog Island! It's a doomed and evil place, surrounded by treacherous currents. Those who have ventured there have never returned." And there in the distance, miles offshore Fog Island loomed like a jagged black tooth. Finn and Cara loved to explore the shoreline and fish on their own. But one day, a thick fog rolled in and the tide pulled them out. Swept up by strong currents, they drifted out to sea. |
| Binding | Hardback |
| Size | Size: 307 x 228 mm (12 1/8 x 9 in) |
| Pages | Pages: 48 |
| Illustrations | 24 |
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