Big-Top Benn
| AUTHOR | McKee, David |
| PUBLISHER | Tate Publishing (02/01/2011) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
First published forty years ago, Big Top Benn, by author and illustrator David McKee, became a cult classic. Its combination of intense watercolors and detailed pen-and-ink drawings make it a beautiful book to read and to treasure. Mr. Benn is an ordinary man who has extraordinary adventures. He swaps his top hat and black suit for an extravagant clown costume and finds himself transported into a world of big-top tents and circus performers. This entrancing book brings to a new generation the glories of a golden age of children's book illustration and storytelling.
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Product Format
Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781854379610
ISBN-10:
1854379615
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
48
Carton Quantity:
40
Product Dimensions:
9.00 x 0.40 x 8.90 inches
Weight:
0.88 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product - Canadian,
Dust Cover,
Price on Product,
Ikids,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
CN
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Juvenile Fiction | General
Grade Level:
Preschool
- 3rd Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
3.9
Point Value:
0.5
Interest Level:
Lower Grade
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
E
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First published forty years ago, Big Top Benn, by author and illustrator David McKee, became a cult classic. Its combination of intense watercolors and detailed pen-and-ink drawings make it a beautiful book to read and to treasure. Mr. Benn is an ordinary man who has extraordinary adventures. He swaps his top hat and black suit for an extravagant clown costume and finds himself transported into a world of big-top tents and circus performers. This entrancing book brings to a new generation the glories of a golden age of children's book illustration and storytelling.
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Author:
McKee, David
David McKee grew up in Devon, England. Later, while a student at Plymouth Art College, he began selling his cartoon drawings to newspapers. Since 1964 he has published a number of successful books for children, including the King Rollo stories, which he helped animate for British television. His first book for Lothrop was Snow Woman, of which Publishers Weekly said, "It is McKee's superb humor--conveyed almost solely in the illustrations...that wins the day." Of his second Lothrop book, Who's a Clever Baby, Publishers Weekly had this to say: "Grandma's alliterative frenzies are fascinating and readers will find Baby's manipulative stubbornness vastly amusing."
Mr. McKee enjoys traveling and doing books that "leave things unsaid."
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