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The Secret of Kells
Tomm Moore
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Description for The Secret of Kells
paperback. Featuring Vikings, fairies, and a very cute cat, the story of The Book of Kells is brought to life in this action-packed adventure. Movie tie-in Illustrator(s): Cartoon Saloon. Num Pages: 64 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: YFT; YFW. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 257 x 206 x 6. Weight in Grams: 292.
History, myth and legend collide in this full-colour illustrated storybook of the animated feature Brendan and the Secret of Kells.
Twelve-year-old Brendan’s life in the monastery at Kells is not very exciting until Aidan arrives. Suddenly life is one big adventure. In the forest Brendan is rescued from wolves by Aisling, a mysterious green-eyed girl. In the cave of the Dark One, he risks his life to steal the eye of the serpent god, Crom Cruach.
Meanwhile Aidan is keeping a secret that will become Brendan’s biggest challenge, and the Vikings get nearer and nearer ...
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781847175847
SKU
9781847175847
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Tomm Moore
Cartoon Saloon is a Kilkenny-based animation studio formed by Paul Young, Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey in 1999. They are best-known for their Academy Award-nominated feature-length animations The Secret of Kells and Song of the Sea, but have also done a wide range of television programmes and some lovely illustration work for O'Brien Press books.
Reviews for The Secret of Kells
'lavish illustrations'
Books Ireland 'stunning double-page illustrations'
Primary Times ‘A book to amaze and amuse any age … the blend of strong Celtic design with cartoon-like figures merge seamlessly together in this imaginative presentation of old legends.’
Irish Examiner 'lavishly illustrated … a very stylish adaptation’
Books Ireland 'whirling illustrations, which blaze from the page'
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Books Ireland 'stunning double-page illustrations'
Primary Times ‘A book to amaze and amuse any age … the blend of strong Celtic design with cartoon-like figures merge seamlessly together in this imaginative presentation of old legends.’
Irish Examiner 'lavishly illustrated … a very stylish adaptation’
Books Ireland 'whirling illustrations, which blaze from the page'
... Read more