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The Wreck of the Zephyr

  • Imprint: Andersen

  • ISBN: 9781849395434

  • Length: 32  Pages

  • Dimensions: 270mm x 4mm x 230mm

  • Weight: 191g

  • RRP: £6.99

The Wreck of the Zephyr

At the edge of a cliff lies the wreck of a small sailboat. How did it get there? “Waves carried it up in a storm,” says an old sailor. But is it possible that waves could ever go that high?

There is another story ­– the story of a boy and his desire to be the greatest sailor, the story of a storm that carried the boy and his boat to a place where boats glide like gulls high above the water.

  • Imprint: Andersen

  • ISBN: 9781849395434

  • Length: 32  Pages

  • Dimensions: 270mm x 4mm x 230mm

  • Weight: 191g

  • RRP: £6.99

Reviews

  • "The full-colour pastel drawings are the work of a master: stunning, luminescent, and conveying a sense of the mystical and magical."

    Publishers Weekly

  • "This delightful picture book is a real gem. Its haunting pastel illustrations glow, and its ambiguous and finely written story encourages readers to wonder"

    Marilyn Brocklehurst, Booksellers' Choice, The Bookseller

  • "Beautifully descriptive prose . . . The sophisticated storyline makes this a tale for thoughtful and reflective older readers"

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About the Author

Chris Van Allsburg

Chris van Allsburg lives in Providence, Rhode Island and lectures at the Rhode Island School of Design. He is a sculptor and artist, and twice winner of the Caldecott Medal, first for Jumanji, and then for The Polar Express. He has also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Illustrators in October 2009.

Chris Van Allsburg

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