What is the truth? : a farmyard fable for the young / Ted Hughes ; drawings by R.J. Lloyd
by Hughes, Ted (1930-1998) [author].Lloyd, Reginald J. (1926-) [illustrator]
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- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0571131557
- ISBN 13
- 9780571131556
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About This Item
London ; Boston : Faber and Faber, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Series; Collected animal poems ; vol. 2. Physical description; 127 pages : illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm. Notes; Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 1985. Audience; juvenile. Summary; In a combination of prose and poetry, God reveals the meaning of truth to His Son as together they visit a farm on Earth. Subjects; Children's literature. Children's poetry. Children's poetry, English. Animals Children's poetry. Birds Children's poetry. Fables. Birds in literature and art. Animals in literature and art. Poetry. English poetry 20th century. Farms Juvenile poetry. Christian fiction Juvenile literature. Poetry in English 1945 Texts. poetry in English texts. Poetry: English literature. Farm animals: agriculture. Pets: domesticated animals. English literature: literary criticism. English. Juvenile Fiction / General. Animals Poetry ; English poetry. Genres; Illustrated. Poetry.
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- Title
- What is the truth? : a farmyard fable for the young / Ted Hughes ; drawings by R.J. Lloyd
- Author
- Hughes, Ted (1930-1998) [author].Lloyd, Reginald J. (1926-) [illustrator]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0571131557
- ISBN 13
- 9780571131556
- Publisher
- London ; Boston : Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1984
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