| Books! Books! Books! Explore the Amazing Collection of the British Library Contributor(s): Manning, Mick (Author), Granström, Brita (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0763697575 ISBN-13: 9780763697570 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Books & Libraries - Juvenile Nonfiction | Curiosities & Wonders - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - Europe |
| Dewey: 027.541 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 9.2" W x 11" (1.05 lbs) 48 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Calling all young bibliophiles Peek inside the world's greatest library and get the inside story on some of the rarest, oddest, most valuable, and best-loved books in its vaunted collection. A tiny prayer book carried by a queen to her execution. An atlas so huge that it takes six people to lift it. A handmade gospel hidden in a saint's coffin, and Shakespearean folios so precious they are kept in a bombproof storeroom. From stories of man-eating monsters, brave knights, and wicked witches to tales of lost children, magical creatures, haunted moors, and flying machines, award-winning duo Mick Manning and Brita Granstr m bring to life the extraordinary history of the book through the treasures of one of the greatest libraries in the world: the British Library. |