The Whistling Monster: Stories from Around the World (English, Paperback, Gavin Jamila)

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Author

Gavin Jamila

Highlights

Language: English
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781406319941, 1406319945
Edition: 2011
Pages: 96

Description

All children love stories. Here, master storyteller Jamila Gavin draws them from the four corners of the globe: "The Whistling Monster", a cautionary tale from Brazil; "The Coming of Raven", a creation myth from Canada; "The Birth of Krishna", an ancient legend from India... Full of mystery, wit and wisdom, with enduring themes of good versus evil, these ten tales have survived hundreds of years of retelling to become favourites among children all around the world.

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Book Details

Imprint	Walker Books Ltd
Publication Year	2011

Contributors

Author Info

Jamila Gavin was born in Mussoorie, India, in the foothills of the\nHimalayas. With an Indian father and an English mother, she inherited two rich\ncultures which have run side by side throughout her life. Jamila completed her\nschooling in England, where she later worked for the BBC and became a mother\nof two children. It was then that she began writing children’s books...\nSince her first book The Magic Orange Tree was\npublished in 1979, she has been writing steadily,\nproducing award-winning collections of short stories\nand several teenage novels for the whole age range from\nsix to sixteen. One of Britain’s most acclaimed children’s\nauthors, she has been shortlisted for the Smarties\nAward, the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award and the\nCarnegie Medal. In 2000 Jamila won the prestigious\nChildren’s Whitbread Award for her novel, Coram Boy,\nwhich has since been adapted into a successful play at\nLondon’s National Theatre. Films are also being\nplanned for both Coram Boy and The Wheel of Surya.

Additional Features

Age Group

9-12 years

Dimensions

Width	6 mm
Height	195 mm
Length	130 mm
Weight	96 gr

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