| The Mystery of the Fool and the Vanisher |
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author: Ruth and David Ellwand
illustrator/photographer : David Ellwand
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| Some say the English Downs are haunted by fairy creatures -- and that those who find a flint stone with a hole through it can look into the fairies' realm. It is just such a stone that leads photographer David Ellwand on a dark journey to the past, one that starts with a musty wooden chest and a nineteenth-century journal and ends with a disappearance as sudden as a vintage camera's flash. In this journal-within-a-journal, illustrated by Ellwand's exquisite photographs, lies a tale of archaeologists and fairies, human hubris and otherworldly revenge, the magic of the natural world and the mystery of the imagination. |
| From the creator of FAIRIE-ALITY, an eerie tale-within-a-tale weaves stunning photographs into a thrilling, time-shifting mystery that leaves readers questioning what is real. |
suggested retail price (U.S./CAN):
$18.99 / $21.00 |
isbn-10/isbn-13:
0763620963 / 9780763620967 |
on sale date:
09/2008 |
type/format:
Mystery / Hard Cover |
age range:
10 yrs and up
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# of pages/size:
104 / 7 1/2" x 9 1/16" |
grade range:
Grade 5 and up
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author’s comments:
Ruth Ellwand, a children's publishing specialist, previously collaborated with her husband, David, on MIDAS MOUSE. She lives with him in West Sussex, England. |
illustrator’s comments:
David Ellwand, creator of the internationally renowned FAIRIE-ALITY, CINDERLILY, and many other acclaimed books, is a photographer, artist, and printmaker whose home in West Sussex, England, is located very near the mysterious happenings in this book. |
