Peg And The Yeti - Softcover

Oppel, Kenneth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0006392601 ISBN 13: 9780006392606

Publisher: HarperTrophy, 2006

Synopsis

Peg and the Yeti follows a plucky young heroine who resolves to climb a mountain,Yetis and all! Mega-selling children’s lit stars Kenneth Oppel and BarbaraReid have joined forces to create an award-winning, rollicking tall tale, in whichfeisty Peg never misses a beat in her quest to climb a mountain and make a friend.With an outrageous story that kids will love and vibrant Plasticine illustrations,Peg and the Yeti is an adventure that takes its young readers to glorious heights.

· Finalist for the Governor General’s Award for Illustration
· Winner of the Jean Throop Book Award (Toronto Chapter IODE)
· CLA Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator’s Medal Honour Book
· Nominee for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award
· Shortlisted for the Shining Willow Award (Saskatchewan’s reader’s choice)

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Peg was born upon the bright blue sea. 

But she’s had enough of sloshing around at the bottom of the world. She wants to get to the top. 

She sets off to climb the world’s tallest mountain, because she’s heard the view is quite something. She has no gear, only her trusty fishing rod, but Peg likes to travel light, and she is determined to reach the summit of Mount Everest single-handed. Her quest, however, will be anything but easy. She will have to overcome freezing cold wind storms, avalanches—and, worst of all, the monster who rules over Everest: the Yeti!

About the Author:

KENNETH OPPEL wrote his first novel at age fourteen and hasn’t looked back. His books include the Silverwing series, which has sold over a million copies around the world; Airborn, winner of a Governor General’s Award and the Michael L. Printz Award; and his latest, Inkling, which the New York Times called “astonishing.” Ken Oppel lives with his family in Toronto. You can find him online at kennethoppel.ca and on Twitter at @kennethoppel.

 

Barbara Reid is one of Canada’s leading illustrators and authors. Her bestselling books include The Subway Mouse, The Party, Effie and Two by Two. She has won numerous awards for her innovative Plasticine illustrations, including a Governor General’s Award for The Party. The Subway Mouse won the Ruth Schwartz Award and was shortlisted for the Governor General’s Award for Illustration. Barbara Reid was the first Canadian illustrator to win the international UNICEF/Jack Keats Award. She lives in Toronto with her husband, photographer Ian Crysler, and their two children. Visit her website at www.barbarareid.ca.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperTrophy
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0006392601
• ISBN 13: 9780006392606
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Reid Barbara