Swan Lake

Juvenile Collection (Library of Congress),Helprin, Mark

ISBN 10: 0395498589 / ISBN 13: 9780395498583

Published by Houghton Mifflin, 1989

About this Item

This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Swan Lake
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395498589
• ISBN 13: 9780395498583
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Van Allsburg, Chris
• Condition: Acceptable

About this title

Synopsis

A prince's love for a swan queen overcomes an evil sorcerer's spell in this fairy tale adaptation of the classic ballet

About the Authors

Chris Van Allsburg is the winner of two Caldecott Medals, for Jumanji and The Polar Express, as well as the recipient of a Caldecott Honor Book for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. The author and illustrator of numerous picture books for children, he has also been awarded the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement in childrens literature. In 1982, Jumanji won the National Book Award and in 1996, it was made into a popular feature film. Chris Van Allsburg was formerly an instructor at the Rhode Island School of Design. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife and two children.

Mark Helprin, a novelist, is a contributing editor of The Wall Street Journal. He is also a senior fellow of the Claremont Institute and a fellow of the American Academy in Rome. In 1996 he served as a foreign policy adviser to presidential candidate Bob Dole. His books include A Dove of the East & Other Stories, Refiner's Fire, Ellis Island & Other Stories, Winter's Tale, Swan Lake, A Soldier of the Great War, Memoir From Antproof Case, A City in Winter, and The Veil of Snows. Mr. Helprin was raised on the Hudson and in the British West Indies. He has degrees from Harvard College and Harvard's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Mark Helprin now resides in Upstate New York. Education:A.B., Harvard University, 1969; A.M., 1972. Postgraduate study at Oxford University, 1976-77.