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The Paperbag Prince
Colin Thompson
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Description for The Paperbag Prince
Paperback. The story of an old man living in a railway carriage on a rubbish dump who knows that even rubbish can sometimes contain treasure; and that, if he stays long enough, gentle nature will heal the countryside and make it green again. Illustrator(s): Thompson, Colin. Num Pages: 32 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 5AF; YBC; YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 295 x 226 x 3. Weight in Grams: 206.
The Paperbag Prince is an old man living in a railway carriage on a rubbish dump. But he knows that even rubbish can sometimes contain treasure, and that if he stays long enough, gentle nature will heal the countryside and make the green come again.
'Thompson's finely drawn, intricately bordered pages are as crammed with detail and small treasures as the dump itself.' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
'The pictures are astonishing' - THE TIMES
'This is a book to be read in ten minutes and lost in for hours' - TES
Product Details
Publisher
Random House Children's Publishers UK United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
Number of Pages
32
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099933205
SKU
V9780099933205
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Colin Thompson
After leaving art school, Colin Thompson went to the London school of film Technique. He worked for a while at the BBC, then moved to the Outer Hebrides where he began 20 years of self-employment ceramics. He is is the author/illustrator of several highly acclaimed picture books including The Paradise Garden, The Last Alchemist and Falling Angels. He ... Read more
Reviews for The Paperbag Prince
Thompson's finely drawn, intricately bordered pages are as crammed with detail and small treasures as the dump itself
Publishers Weekly
The pictures are astonishing
The Times
This is a book to be read in ten minutes and lost in for hours
TES
Publishers Weekly
The pictures are astonishing
The Times
This is a book to be read in ten minutes and lost in for hours
TES