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Emil and the Detectives
Erich Kästner
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Description for Emil and the Detectives
Paperback. If Mrs Tischbein had known the amazing adventures her son Emil would have in Berlin, she'd never have let him go. Unfortunately, when his seven pounds goes missing on the train, Emil is determined to get it back - and when he teams up with the detectives he meets in Berlin, it's just the start of a marvellous money-retrieving adventure.. Illustrator(s): Trier, Walter. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AK; YFA. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
If Mrs Tischbein had known the amazing adventures her son Emil would have in Berlin, she'd never have let him go.
Unfortunately, when his seven pounds goes missing on the train, Emil is determined to get it back - and when he teams up with the detectives he meets in Berlin, it's just the start of a marvellous money-retrieving adventure . . .
A classic and influential story, Emil and the Detectives remains an enthralling read.
From November 16th 2013, an exciting new adaptation of Emil and the Detectives will be playing at the National Theatre ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Random House Children's Publishers UK United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099413127
SKU
V9780099413127
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About Erich Kästner
Erich Kästner was born in Dresden in 1899, the son of a saddle maker and a maidservant. He was drafted into the army in 1917, and his experiences there were to influence his later pacifism. He published Emil and the Detectives in 1928 to great success. A sequel, Emil and the Three Twins, appeared in 1933, but soon afterwards his ... Read more
Reviews for Emil and the Detectives
First published in 1929, this is an exciting story about a boy who loses some money and, along with a group of new friends, manages to corner the thief.
Michael Rosen
S Magazine, Sunday Express
Emil is a wonder... the book had, and still has, the effect of making me feel part of Emil's little gang of ... Read more
Michael Rosen
S Magazine, Sunday Express
Emil is a wonder... the book had, and still has, the effect of making me feel part of Emil's little gang of ... Read more