Cloudland (A Tom Maschler book) - Hardcover
Albert always has his head in the clouds. One day, in the mountains with his parents, he falls off a cliff and ends up literally in the clouds. There he enjoys playing with the cloud children and walking in the slipstreams of an aeroplane, until he is reminded of home and his own little bed.
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Albert and his mum and dad go walking one day in the mountains. Unfortunately, Albert slips and disappears over the edge of a cliff; his parents are very upset. Albert is lucky though--the Cloud Children see his fall and speak the magic words ("They either said, Fumble gralley goggle ho hee", or "Teetum waggle bari se nee", or was it "Gargle giggle fiddle num dee?") that make Albert light enough to float among the clouds, with them. Albert sleeps that night drifting in the sky. The next day, Albert and the Cloud Children have lots of fun: jumping off tall clouds, making as much noise as they can in the thunderstorm, swimming in the rain, painting pictures next to the rainbow and walking on the filmy traces left by passing aircraft. When Albert wants to go home again, the Queen arranges for his cloud to drift near his home, and for him to gently float down--but not before they all have feasted with the Man in the Moon!
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This fantasy will excite children's imaginations--haven't we all wondered, when we were younger, about what was above the clouds? The Cloud Children are enchanting fairy-like characters and the illustrations are a innovative mix of photographs and drawn illustrations. Highly recommended for children from age 3 to 6. --Alison Jardine
"Glorious, stirring pictures." (Amanda Craig The Times)
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- PublisherJonathan Cape Ltd
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0224045814
- ISBN 13 9780224045810
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages48
- IllustratorBurningham John
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CLOUDLAND
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. John Burningham (illustrator). 1st Edition. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in illustrated, laminated boards. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Albert always has his head in the clouds. One day, in the mountains with his parents, he falls off a cliff and ends up literally in the clouds. There he enjoys playing with the cloud children and walking in the slipstreams of an aeroplane, until he is reminded of home and his own little bed. John Burningham studied illustration and graphic design at the Central School of Art, graduating with distinction in 1959. Many illustration commissions followed including iconic posters for London Transport, before the publication of Borka: the Adventures of a Goose with No Feathers, John?s first book for children (Cape, 1963) which won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal for illustration and heralded the beginning of an extraordinary career. Ref UUU T. Seller Inventory # 031702
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