Author: WISNIEWSKI, DAVID
Title: Elfwyn's Saga
Description: New York: Lothrop Lee and Shepard, 1990. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by David Wisniewski. Color Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This book is in Fine condition and has a Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "David R. Wisniewski (March 21, 1953 in England – September 11, 2002 in Alexandria, Virginia at age 49) , was an American writer and illustrator best known for children's books...He worked for several years as a clown before moving to Maryland and joining the Prince George's Country Puppet Theatre where he met his wife Donna Harris. In 1980, they started the Clarion Puppet Theatre (later known as the Clarion Shadow Theatre) which toured in schools, theaters and at the Smithsonian. After his children were born, he became a full-time author/ illustrator, using layers of cut paper to illustrate children's books. His book Golem, won the 1997 Caldecott Medal." "Outraged that the Hidden Folk have favored Anlaf Haraldsson with the greenest valley in the North, Gorm the Grim lays a curse on Anlaf and all his line. Because of the curse, Anlaf's Daughter Elfwyn, is born blind. But though she cannot see, Elfwyn is blessed by the Hidden Folk. Her grace, her knowledge, and her astonishing ability to -see- without sight astonish everyone-until Gorm returns with a gift even more menacing than his curse." ; Signed by Author. Fine in Fine dust jacket .
Keywords: Picture Book David Wisniewski Legends Myths & Legends Mythology Iceland Icelandic Sagas Icelandic history Picture Books
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Title: Elfwyn's Saga
Description: New York: Lothrop Lee and Shepard, 1990. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by David Wisniewski. Color Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This book is in Fine condition and has a Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "David R. Wisniewski (March 21, 1953 in England – September 11, 2002 in Alexandria, Virginia at age 49) , was an American writer and illustrator best known for children's books...He worked for several years as a clown before moving to Maryland and joining the Prince George's Country Puppet Theatre where he met his wife Donna Harris. In 1980, they started the Clarion Puppet Theatre (later known as the Clarion Shadow Theatre) which toured in schools, theaters and at the Smithsonian. After his children were born, he became a full-time author/ illustrator, using layers of cut paper to illustrate children's books. His book Golem, won the 1997 Caldecott Medal." "Outraged that the Hidden Folk have favored Anlaf Haraldsson with the greenest valley in the North, Gorm the Grim lays a curse on Anlaf and all his line. Because of the curse, Anlaf's Daughter Elfwyn, is born blind. But though she cannot see, Elfwyn is blessed by the Hidden Folk. Her grace, her knowledge, and her astonishing ability to -see- without sight astonish everyone-until Gorm returns with a gift even more menacing than his curse." ; Signed by Author. Fine in Fine dust jacket .
Keywords: Picture Book David Wisniewski Legends Myths & Legends Mythology Iceland Icelandic Sagas Icelandic history Picture Books
Price: US$ 40.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 33272
- Book number: 33272
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