Bicycling to the MoonTimo Parvela Geckopress

Timo Parvela

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• Publié par: Geckopress
• Publié le: 28 juillet 2016
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Bicycling to the Moon
by Timo Parvela

illustrated by Virpi Talvitie
Book suitable for ages: 7–10TITLE INFORMATION
A warmhearted and funny chapter book from Finland’s top
Timo Parvela is the number one children’s author children’s writer
in Finland. His books are sold worldwide and have
been adapted for flm, TV, and theatre. He has won aBout the B ook
numerous awards and twice been shortlisted for the
Purdy the cat and Barker the dog live together in a sky-blue house on top Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
of a hill.
Timo Parvela has been awarded the most important
Barker likes the garden. He wants only to dig, to scratch up the earth children’s and youth literature prizes in Finland. His
and turn it over. But Purdy has big dreams: he wants to fy south with the awards include:
birds, win the singing competition, be a Supercat.• Shortlisted for Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
One day Purdy decides that if he could just get a bicycle and ride it to (ALMA) 2016
the moon, he would be the happiest cat in the world, and never want • 2013 Shortlisted for ALMA
anything else again. Ever.• 2010 Finnish Kalevala Society prize
• 2009 WSOY Literary Foundation Reward for his
Exceptional Merits as an Author Purdy the cat’s antics, dreams, and sly manipulation of his friend are
• 2008 Koura Prize laugh-out-loud funny, while the very warm heart to these stories will have
• 2008 Plättä Prize every reader wishing they had a good friend like Barker the dog.
• 2007 Topelius Prize
• 2006 Finlandia Junior prize ReVIeWS
• 2005 Book Club Reward for his Exceptional
Merits as an Author “Parvela is a master of quiet humour. The storytelling is profound in its
• 1989, 1997 H.C. Andersen Honour List Diploma naiveté, and the style speaks to readers of all ages. I predict a long and
successful future for Purdy and Barker” Keskisuomalainen
Virpi Talvitie is one of Finland’s most prestigious
“It makes the reader think about catness and dogness...selfshness illustrators. In 2006 and 2008 she was nominated
and self-sacrifce” Helsingin sanomat (Finland)for the Hans Christian Andersen Award and was
awarded the Finlandia Junior Prize in 2006.
aBout GeCko PReSS
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publisher of curiously good children’s books from around the world. We
choose books that are excellent in story, illustration and design, with a ages 7–10 198mm x 146mm 128 pages
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ISBN: 978-1-776570-32-4
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