John Matthews

Jack and the Wizard

Magical Stories from Around the World

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Produktbeschreibung

Bestselling author John Matthews tells Magical Stories from Around the World. Material suitable for all ages especially young teens upwards. An adept Magician tells a series of stories to his Apprentice to teach him what it means to be a Wizard. Stories include: • The Story of Emrys (Wales) • The Wizard Who Got Sick (Armenia) • Magic (Russia) • The Magician's Horse (Greece) • The Wizard King (France) • The Boy Magician (Native American) • Pomme and Peel (Italy) • Three Magicians (Ghana) Beautifully illustrated by Deva Berg.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lorian Press
• Seitenzahl: 86
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 148mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 124g
• ISBN-13: 9781939790101
• ISBN-10: 1939790107
• Artikelnr.: 45021617

Autorenporträt

John Matthews is an historian, folklorist and author. He has been a full time writer since 1980 and has produced over ninety books on the Arthurian Legends and Grail Studies, as well as short stories and a volume of poetry. He has devoted much of the past thirty years to the study of Arthurian Traditions and myth in general. His best known and most widely read works are 'Pirates' (Carlton/Atheneum), No 1 children's book on the New York Times Review best-seller list for 22 weeks in 2006, 'The Grail, Quest for Eternal Life' (Thames & Hudson, 1981) 'The Encyclopaedia of Celtic Wisdom' (Element, 1994) and 'The Winter Solstice' (Quest Books, 1999) which won the Benjamin Franklin Award for that year. His book 'Celtic Warrior Chiefs' was a New York Public Library recommended title for young people.