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    Yoko Tanaka è un'acclamata illustratrice il cui stile distintivo dà vita alla letteratura per l'infanzia. Le sue opere vibranti e fantasiose catturano l'essenza della meraviglia giovanile, attirando i lettori in mondi incantevoli. Avendo affinato le sue capacità presso l'Art Center College di Pasadena, California, Tanaka porta un tocco visivo unico a ogni progetto. Divide il suo tempo tra Los Angeles e Londra, arricchendo il panorama dei libri per bambini con le sue accattivanti illustrazioni.

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    The Magician's Elephant

    • The Magician's Elephant

      • 201pagine
      • 8 ore di lettura

      Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected and making the extraordinary come true.What if? Why not? Could it be?When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he needs to Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her? The fortuneteller's mysterious answer (an elephant! An elephant will lead him there!) sets off a chain of events so remarkable, so impossible, that you will hardly dare to believe it’s true. With atmospheric illustrations by fine artist Yoko Tanaka, here is a dreamlike and captivating tale that could only be narrated by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo. In this timeless fable, she evokes the largest of themes — hope and belonging, desire and compassion — with the lightness of a magician’s touch.

      The Magician's Elephant2001
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