The Perfect Wizard
What's This Book About
He was the son of a cobbler-awkward, funny-looking, and perhaps a bit crazy. But Hans Christian Andersen went on to become the most beloved children’s writer of all time. Here in rich detail that includes quotes from Andersen’s own stories, Jane Yolen explores his youth and how his words were inspired by life experiences. His was a childhood that saw the death of his father, an early love for the theater, and the burning passion to become a writer against all odds. Lushly illustrated by Dennis Nolan, “The Perfect Wizard” is the ideal selec- tion to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Andersen’s birth on April 2, 2005.
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The Creatives Behind the Book
Jane Yolen (hailed as the “Aesop of the twentieth century”) has written more than 350 books, won numerous awards, and received six honorary doctorates in literature. She lives outside Springfield, Massachusetts, where a bear really did visit her porch.
Dennis Nolan is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including the bestseller Dinosaur Dream and the acclaimed wordless books Sea of Dreams and Hunters of the Great Forest. He also illustrated Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Saint Francis of Assisi: A Life of Joy. He lives in Massachusetts.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780525469551
- Publication Date
- February 3, 2005
- Publisher
- Dutton Juvenile
- Original Publication Date
- February 3, 2005
- Page Count
- 32
- Word Count
- 3110
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 5 - 9 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2003055717
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 824150971
- Lexile® Level
- AD870L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~U
- ATOS® Book Level
- 5.2
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 85483
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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