The First Red Maple Leaf - Hardcover

Zeman, Ludmila

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0887763723 ISBN 13: 9780887763724

Verlag: Tundra Books, 1997

Inhaltsangabe

Branta the goose leads the people south, away from the frozen land of the monster, Icehart, and later brings the birds to reclothe the trees, in a tale highlighting the role of the maple leaf as the symbol of Canada

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Ludmila Zeman was born in the former Czechoslovakia and immigrated to Canada in 1984. She has taught art in Vancouver, created animated sequences for Sesame Street and, with her husband, made the film Lord of the Sky, an award-winning animated short. Her epic Gilgamesh trilogy won numerous awards. Her book, The First Red Maple Leaf, was a finalist for the Governor General’s Award for Illustration.

Aus dem Klappentext

t time when Winter reigned and ice and darkness covered the land, a young boy s heroic and unselfish act helps his people find the shelter of southern trees. But Winter isn t finished yet and shakes the leaves from the trees. To show his gratitude to the trees, the boy uses all his strength and perseverance to help bring back the leaves. This wonderful tale gives hope that, even though Winter can never be vanquished, there is promise of the coming Spring.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Tundra Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0887763723
• ISBN 13: 9780887763724
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Zeichner: Zeman Ludmila
• Anzahl der Seiten: 24
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar