Moominland Midwinter
What's This Book About
Everyone knows the Moomins sleep through the winter. But this year, Moomintroll has woken up early. So while the rest of the family slumber, he decides to visit his favorite summer haunts. But all he finds is this strange white stuff. Even the sun is gone! Moomintroll is angry: whoever Winter is, she has some nerve. Determined to discover the truth about this most mysterious of all seasons, Moomintroll goes where no Moomin has gone before.
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Tove Jansson (1914-2001) was born in Helsinki and spent much of her life in Finland. She is the author of the Moomin books, including Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll. Born into an artistic family–her father was a sculptor and her mother was a graphic designer and illustrator–Jansson studied at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, and L’École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In addition to her Moomin books, she also wrote several novels, drew comic strips and worked as a painter and illustrator. In 1966, she was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for her body of work. Jansson had a studio in Helsinki but spent most of her time at her home on a small island called Klovharu.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780312625412
- Publication Date
- August 31, 2010
- Publisher
- Square Fish
- Original Publication Date
- August 31, 2010
- Page Count
- 160
- Word Count
- 22835
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 9 - 12 years
- Lexile® Level
- 740L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~R
- ATOS® Book Level
- 5.2
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 3
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 152817
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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