Toby and the Secrets of the Tree

de Fombelle, Timothee

ISBN 10: 1406325457 / ISBN 13: 9781406325454

Verlag: Walker Childrens Paperbacks, 2010

Beschreibung

Ausreichend/Acceptable: Exemplar mit vollständigem Text und sämtlichen Abbildungen oder Karten. Schmutztitel oder Vorsatz können fehlen. Einband bzw. Schutzumschlag weisen unter Umständen starke Gebrauchsspuren auf. / Describes a book or dust jacket that has the complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, dust jacket (if any), etc may also be worn.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers M01406325457-B

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Toby and the Secrets of the Tree
• Verlag: Walker Childrens Paperbacks
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1406325457
• ISBN-13: 9781406325454
• Einband: Softcover
• Zustand: acceptable

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Inhaltsangabe

The second and final part of the thrilling adventure of heroism and friendship in an unforgettable miniature world.

Toby’s world is under greater threat than ever before. A giant crater has been dug right into the centre of the Tree, moss and lichen invade the branches, and one tyrant controls it all. Leo Blue, once Toby’s best friend, now his worst enemy, is holding Elisha prisoner, hunting the Grass People with merciless force, capturing all who stand in his way, inflicting a life of poverty and fear. But returning after several years among the Grass People, Toby will fight back. And this time he’s not alone. A resistance is forming…

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Timothée de Fombelle is a much-admired French playwright, as well as the author of award-winning fiction. His first series, Toby Alone and Toby Alone and the Secrets of the Tree has been printed in 27 languages and has won numerous awards including France's prestigious Prix Sorcières and the Marsh Award. Timothée's adventure series, Vango, Book One: Between Sky and Earth and Vango, Book Two: A Prince Without a Kingdom received huge critical acclaim, and book one was granted an English Pen Award for translation. Timothée also contributed to the acclaimed collection The Great War: an Anthology of Stories Inspired by Objects from the First World War. Timothée lives in Paris.

Francois Place studied visual expression at L'Ecole Estienne before completing his first illustrations for the Decouverte Cadet series. He has since illustrated many books, including Michael Morpurgo's War Horse, and has also become a fiction author whose talent has often been highly praised, with The Last Giants, The Old Man Crazy About Drawing and The Atlas of the Geographers of Orbae.