Books! Books! Books!: Explore the Amazing Collection of the British Library

Manning, Mick/ Granstrom, Brita (Illustrator)

ISBN 10: 0763697575 / ISBN 13: 9780763697570

Published by Candlewick Studio, 2017

About this Item

48 pages. 11.25x9.75x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 0763697575

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Books! Books! Books!: Explore the Amazing Collection of the British Library
• Publisher: Candlewick Studio
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0763697575
• ISBN 13: 9780763697570
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Granström, Brita
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.54 kilograms

About this title

Synopsis

Calling all young bibliophiles! Peek inside the world’s greatest library and get the inside story on some of the rarest, oddest, most valuable, and best-loved books in its vaunted collection.

A tiny prayer book carried by a queen to her execution. An atlas so huge that it takes six people to lift it. A handmade gospel hidden in a saint’s coffin, and Shakespearean folios so precious they are kept in a bombproof storeroom. From stories of man-eating monsters, brave knights, and wicked witches to tales of lost children, magical creatures, haunted moors, and flying machines, award-winning duo Mick Manning and Brita Granström bring to life the extraordinary history of the book through the treasures of one of the greatest libraries in the world: the British Library.

About the Author

Mick Manning and Brita Granström have collaborated together on both illustration and text for twenty-four years. Their critically acclaimed books have been published internationally and in many languages. They live in England.