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The King of the Golden River
Contributor(s): Ruskin, John (Author), Blake, Quentin (Illustrator)
ISBN: 050065185X     ISBN-13: 9780500651858
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
OUR PRICE:   $17.96  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: April 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Classics
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - General
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2018945318
Lexile Measure: 1160
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 7.6" W x 9.3" (0.80 lbs) 64 pages
 
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The King of the Golden River tells the tale of the Black brothers: the kind-natured eleven- year-old Gluck and his two nasty older brothers, Hans and Schwartz. For Gluck, play is cleaning the floors, and his education consists of a wholesome quantity of punches. One stormy evening, Gluck is left at home to prepare his older brothers' dinner when an extraordinary-looking little man knocks at the door. Having been warned not to let anyone in, Gluck watches as the little old man stands drenched and shivering at the door. His soft heart tells him to ignore his brothers' advice, and so Gluck's encounter with the mysterious King of the Golden River begins. Appearing at first as a beggar, then the Southwest Wind, and finally as a dwarf, the King of the Golden River issues Gluck a challenge: to climb to the source of the Golden River and throw into the stream three drops of holy water. If he can achieve this, the river will turn to gold.

Ruskin's Victorian tale--first published in 1842--of good's triumph over evil is a gripping adventure for all ages, and is brought vividly to life in new, never-before- seen illustrations by the celebrated Quentin Blake.

Contributor Bio(s): Ruskin, John: - John Ruskin was a nineteenth-century art critic, writer, painter, and art collector, and a committed supporter of J. M. W. Turner and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.Blake, Quentin: - Quentin Blake is one of the world's most treasured illustrators and has illustrated more than three hundred books. Known for his collaborations with esteemed writers, including Roald Dahl, Russell Hoban, and Michael Rosen, Blake has won numerous awards, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration.