When the Sky Falls: Graphic Novel

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Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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A stunning graphic-novel edition of the multi-award-winning story about the incredible friendship between a young boy and a silverback gorilla during the Second World War, inspired by a true story.1941. War is raging. And Joseph has been sent to live in the city, where bombers rule the skies. There, he will live with Mrs F, a gruff woman with no fondness for children. Her only loves are the rundown zoo she owns and its mighty silverback gorilla, Adonis. As the weeks pass, Joseph and Adonis become friends, but what will happen when the bombers set him rampaging free?Winner of the British Book Award for Children's Fiction Book of the Year.‘A magnificent story... It deserves every prize going’ Philip Pullman‘An extraordinary story... Deeply felt, movingly written, a remarkable achievement’ Michael Morpurgo

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Utgivningsdatum2025-10-09
Mått165 x 208 x 17 mm
Vikt564 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieBestselling Adventure Stories
Antal sidor240
FörlagAndersen Press Ltd
IllustratörFordham, Fred
ISBN9781839135620

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Phil Earle (Author) Born and raised in the north of England, Phil Earle is the author of numerous acclaimed, award-winning books for children and teenagers. He has worked as a carer, a dramatherapist, a bookseller and a publisher, and loves talking at schools and festivals around the world. His novel When The Sky Falls won the Books Are My Bag Readers Award and the British Book Award for Children’s Fiction. He lives on the side of a very steep hill with his wife, their five children and two dogs.Fred Fordham (Author, Illustrator) Fred Fordham has written and illustrated for various publications. This includes adapting and illustrating the graphic novel version of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, adapting F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, again for a graphic novel, and illustrating Philip Pullman’s debut graphic novel The Adventures of John Blake: Mystery of the Ghost Ship.