The Last Giant

The Last Giants

"Le Pays des Géants" by François Place, a picture book masterpiece by the author of "Les Derniers Géants," winner of the Bologna Ragazzi Award, nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration. The story of a tiny human and nine giants who dream of stars, an imaginative literary启蒙 for children and young adults.
◎ Editor's Recommendation
☆ "Le Pays des Géants" by François Place, a picture book masterpiece by the author of "Les Derniers Géants"
Nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, winner of the Bologna Ragazzi Award. This book has won eleven literary awards, including the French Writers' Association Award for Young Adult Books, the French Golden Globe Award for Young Adult Books, and the Belgian Youth Literature Critics' Award. Disney has also acquired the animation rights.
☆ Magnificent and intricate illustrations, beautiful and poetic text, an imaginative literary启蒙 for children and young adults
With grand visuals and a melancholic story, it explores the exchange and conflict of civilizations, the establishment and breakdown of emotions, and the subtle complexities of human nature, leaving readers with a profound sense of reflection.
☆ The story of a tiny human and nine giants who dream of stars.
This book is the inspiration for the "Isle of Giants" chapter in "Le Pays des Géants," and can also be traced back to "The Peach Blossom Spring." An adventurer, full of curiosity for the unknown world, embarks on a journey, endures hardships to reach the destination, but ultimately causes irreversible disaster…
◎ Synopsis
During a stroll along the docks, the English explorer Archibald bought a huge, intricately carved tooth with strange patterns – it was a "giant's tooth"! The decorations on it were actually a miniature map, depicting the legendary "Land of Giants" located at the source of the Blackwater River. Thus, he embarked on an adventurous journey to find the legendary land.
A picture book story about a tiny human and nine giants who dream of stars. It explores the exchange and conflict of civilizations, the establishment and breakdown of emotions, and the subtle complexities of human nature, leaving readers with a profound sense of reflection.
◎ Celebrity Recommendation
Place is truly kind to his readers – he believes there is still room for invention and creation, believing that in this harsh, violent, and fast-paced world, an almost childlike innocence can still exist. – François Boyer, renowned French writer and critic
◎ Awards
★ French Writers' Association Award for Young Adult Books
★ Bologna Ragazzi Award for Non-Fiction
★ Limoges (10-14 years old) Good Book Award
★ French Golden Globe Award for Young Adult Books
★ Belgian Youth Literature Critics' Award

2019-11-01

北京联合出版公司

the new wave

80

9787559635747