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Flora and Tiger: 19 Very Short Stories from My Life
by Eric Carle
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0399232036
- ISBN 13
- 9780399232039
- Seller
-
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York : Philomel Books, 1997. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing Very large octavo Hardback. 64 pp. Illustrated in colour Very Good + condition in Very Good + unclipped dust jacket Previous owner's gift inscription on inside cover.
Synopsis
My father loved animals, it is from him that I inherited that love for all kinds of creatures. My father liked to draw, it is from him that I inherited the joy of picture making. My father was a story teller, it is from him that I learned to tell a story. Eric Carle known for his outstanding picture books, among them The Very Hungry Caterpillar , has now turned his talent to writing these short stories. Flora and Tiger is an exuberant and touching collection of personal vignettes dedicated to his gentle father, from his earliest years in America, through his boyhood in the shadow of war in Germany, to the present as an adult living and working in the United States. Eric Carle writes of his Oma (German grandmother) and the hen who might have been a rooster, his cousin Fritz and the turtle who loved a cat, his friend Sol and his kidnapped black cat, and his Uncle Adam and his tamed ravens, and many others. "These stories have three things in common," Eric Carle writes, "animals and insects, my family and friends. and me." Writing with wit and charm, full of love for the people around him, in these stories, Eric Carle welcomes readers, young and old, into his world.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alexander's Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 069240
- Title
- Flora and Tiger: 19 Very Short Stories from My Life
- Author
- Eric Carle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0399232036
- ISBN 13
- 9780399232039
- Publisher
- Philomel Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Pages
- 64
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- Flora and Tiger: 19 Very Short Stories from My Life; Eric Carle
- X weight
- 400 g
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Alexander's Books
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
About Alexander's Books
Alexander's Books was founded in 1987 and initially traded as a bookshop in Kenilworth, Warwickshire. The stock consists of approximately 15,000 books on most subjects, but specialises in History, Literature, Children's books and Topography with a good sprinkling of other subjects. We are a family business. At Alexander's Books we pride ourselves on providing a prompt and efficient service. The Alexander's Books Team
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