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Noel Langley was born in 1911 in South Africa and became a Broadway playwright as well as an author and screenwriter. His most famous screenplay was The Wizard of Oz, but he also wrote the scripts for Scrooge, Ivanhoe and The Prisoner of Zenda. He wrote for both children and adults, and died in California in 1980.
Edward Ardizzone, born in 1900 in French Indochina, became a war artist during World War II. He illustrated more than twenty children's books including classics by Dickens, Mark Twain, Dylan Thomas and Christianna Brand's Nurse Matilda series.
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Edward Ardizzone, born in 1900 in French Indochina, became a war artist during World War II. He illustrated more than twenty children's books including classics by Dickens, Mark Twain, Dylan Thomas and Christianna Brand's Nurse Matilda series.
One of the great children's books! --Joshua Glenn, The Boston Globe
What makes this familiar hero-undergoing-ordeals-to-win-pretty-girl plot unusually fun are the absurd supporting characters...and the skilled, playful writing. --Meghan Cox Gurdon, The Wall Street Journal
[The Land of Green Ginger] is the perfect read-aloud anti-depressant. I am very very very very pleased to announce that it is now in print in this country, in a lovely edition. . . and I must say that the pleasures of the book are in the language: Whether or not you are a fan of magic carpets and button-nosed tortoises, you will know that you need this book as soon as I tell you that one of the chief villain's lines is, "This isn't About Cheating at Chess, is it? Because I adore Cheating at Chess; I shall Continue to Cheat at Chess; and if you Dare Try to Stop Me, I shall put Glue in your Beard." --Ellen Kushner
What makes this familiar hero-undergoing-ordeals-to-win-pretty-girl plot unusually fun are the absurd supporting characters...and the skilled, playful writing. --Meghan Cox Gurdon, The Wall Street Journal
[The Land of Green Ginger] is the perfect read-aloud anti-depressant. I am very very very very pleased to announce that it is now in print in this country, in a lovely edition. . . and I must say that the pleasures of the book are in the language: Whether or not you are a fan of magic carpets and button-nosed tortoises, you will know that you need this book as soon as I tell you that one of the chief villain's lines is, "This isn't About Cheating at Chess, is it? Because I adore Cheating at Chess; I shall Continue to Cheat at Chess; and if you Dare Try to Stop Me, I shall put Glue in your Beard." --Ellen Kushner
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- PublisherPuffin
- Publication date1975
- ISBN 10 0140302565
- ISBN 13 9780140302561
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages157
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. When Abu Ali is born, the genie of the lamp announces that his destiny has been foretold: he was the one chosen to break the spell of the land of Green Ginger and restore the magician - turned into a button-nosed tortoise by a spell that went wrong, to his normal shape. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001308858
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good-. Ardizzone, Edward (illustrator). 2nd Edition. Very Attractive Puffin Paperback Reprint Of The Stated "Rewritten Edition"Circa 1972, Illustrated By Edward Ardizzone. I Note The Author's Name Also Rewritten, From Arthur Barker In 1937 To Noel Langley In This Edition. Not Sure What Signified By This. Pseudonym Reversion To Actual Name? Vg - Condition. Colours Bright, Pages Toned, May Be Unread. "Paula" Flamboyantly Printed Her Name In Turquoise Marker Or Perhaps Southsea Blue Ink On First Page. Edgewear To Top, Tail And Edges. Seller Inventory # 006986
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