| Product Summary | | Format: Hardcover | | ISBN: 9780375845109 | | Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers | | Publish Date: 4/8/2008 | | Buy.com Sku: 206513723 | | Item#: | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 8845 | | Dimensions (in Inches) 7H x 4.5L x 1T | | Pages: 112 |
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| | | Featuring the illustrations of John Lawrence and a removable board game inside the back cover, this exquisite prequel to Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy offers a glimpse into the friendship of two of the trilogy's most beloved characters--Texan aeronaut Lee Scoresby and armored bear Iorek Byrnison.
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Fans of Philip Pullman's bestselling fantasy trio, His Dark Materials, will devour this petite, well-bound story about the fraught first meeting of aeronaut Lee Scoresby and legendary polar bear, Iorek Byrnison. Crash landing in the harsh, icy north, Lee and his daemon, Hester, find themselves in the midst of a political showdown involving a crooked politician, supposedly menacing bears, and a drunken captain. Accompanied by gorgeous engravings and a special board game.
| Praise| "Beautifully crafted and spilling over with action, the novel has the feel of an old western (one can almost see Gary Cooper as Lee)...Lawrence's stamp-sized ink engravings set the tale somewhere between fantasy and history." 5/15/2008 "Scoresby is in his element here, with a showdown and gunfight that would have been at home in any spaghetti Western if it hadn't been for Iorek." 6/1/2008 |
| Author Bio| Philip Pullman | | Superman and Batman completely changed Philip Pullman's life. Each night they arrived in full-color, ready to take on bad guys and save the world--all in a few pages. Philip loved reading them because "the combination of words and pictures [made for] vivid storytelling." Comic books made him want to tell stories. When he was growing up, he enjoyed listening to radio shows, too. He also loved Sherlock Holmes, Tore Jansoon, Arthur Ransome and Erich Kastner, and spooky ghost stories. Philip always wanted to be a writer, but learned that there is a big difference between WANTING to be a writer and actually DOING it: "Being a writer is nothing, writing a book is a lot. I wanted to DO, not to BE." That's why he tells kids to quit saying--and hoping--that they want to be writers--they need to just do it! Also, he advises young aspiring writers to read a lot. But most importantly, Philip says that being patient is a crucial factor. He has said, "A book is a marathon, not a sprint....Settle in....Pace yourself." Philip is best known for writing historical fiction and ghost stories. His young-adult trilogy, THE RUBY IN SMOKE, THE SHADOW IN THE NORTH, and THE TIGER IN THE WELL, was what put him "on the map" in the States. Since then, he has written many books for young adults that also appeal to adults as well. His wildly well-received fantasy trilogy, His Dark Materials, received many positive reviews and a large audience, as well as a feature film deal. When Philip starts writing, he doesn't think about writing for any specific audience, but aims to write something that's entertaining and also presents the idea or theme of social justice, which Philip thinks is very important. When he's not writing, he sleeps, visits art galleries, draws, and even does some carpentry. A fun fact: He always finishes the working day by writing the first sentence on the next page so it's not blank when he begins to write the next day. |
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