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Nothing is quite as it seems in this book. Seven stories from around the world introduce remarkable animals and extraordinary people, among them an inquisitive monkey, a clever farmer and an unusual butterfly. Each tale has the colour and vigour of the countries and cultures they represent.
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'A world of enchantment opens before us in Hugh Lupton's Tales of Wisdom and Wonder. Strikingly stylized illustrations and decorative motifs add to the magic.' --Junior Education
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Hugh Lupton's prestigous career as a prefessional storyteller spans over twenty years. Hugh's other books for Barefoot include Tales of Wisdom and Wonder (1998), which won the Books for Children Mother Goose Award in 1999, and The Story Tree (2001), which was chosen by Smithsonian Magazine as a Notable Book for Children, 2001. He has performed throughout Britain, North and South America, Europe and Africa, telling stories from many cultures. He has a particular passion for Greek, Celtic, Norse and Anglo-Saxon mythological tales, for ballads, and for stories from his native East Anglia. The Adventures of Odysseus (2006) is Hugh's most recent project with Barefoot Books. Award-winning Irish illustrator Niamh Sharkey works in oils on a gessoed textured background to create the richness in colour that has quickly established her as a world class illustrator. Niamh has illustratrated several best-selling Barefoot Books including Tales of Wisdom and Wonder (1998), The Gigantic Turnip (1998), Jack and the Beanstalk (1999) and Tales from Old Ireland (2000). In 1999, Niamh received the Books for Children Mother Goose Award for best new illustrator, as well as the Bisto Award, the Irish award for best illustrator. Niamh lives and works in Dublin, Ireland; she has three children.
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- PublisherBarefoot Books Ltd
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 1841481912
- ISBN 13 9781841481913
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages64
- IllustratorSharkey Niamh
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