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Year 4: Swan Boy
Paperback / softback
Main Details
| Title |
Year 4: Swan Boy
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Diana Hendry
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| Series | White Wolves: Imagined Worlds |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:64 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780713668414
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| Classifications | Dewey:428.6 428.6 |
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| Audience | |
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| Illustrations |
Black and white line
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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| Imprint |
A & C Black Publishers Ltd
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| Publication Date |
16 August 2004 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This is a fairy tale based on the story of The Six Swans. Six brothers were turned to swans by their wicked step-mother. All of them were saved by their sister and turned back into children, except for Caleb, who is a part-boy, part-swan. He lives in exile on the island of Nanna. Now his family are returning, and as he waits, Caleb remembers the dramatic and painful events that led him from be transformed from an ordinary boy into a swan-creature.
Author Biography
Diana Hendry is the Whitbread Award-winning author of Harvey Angell, and its sequels, of which Harvey Angell Beats Time won a Scottish Arts Council Award. She has also written picture books texts, teenage novels and award-winning poetry,
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