A Small Tall Tale from the Far Far North
"Not to be missed" — Kirkus Reviews
One hundred years ago a young man named Jan Welzl left his home in Europe and headed for the Far North. He rode off in a horse-drawn cart, traded the cart for a sled pulled by reindeer, and was gone for thirty years. Like Robinson Crusoe, he turned adversity into adventure and the wilderness into a dream, where anything could happen and anyone could be a hero.
In this reissue of one of his earlier works, award-winning author/artist Peter Sís explores the life of Czech folk hero Jan Welzl and re-creates his extraordinary Arctic odyssey. Mixing fact with legend, he paints the fascinating story of a little-known explorer and the native people who became his teachers and his friends. With maps, storyboards, panoramas, and even a myth told in pictographs, Peter Sís has concocted a visual feast.
- Author
- Peter Sís
- Format
- paperback
- Pages
- 40
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus Giroux
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 978-0-374-46725-8
- EAN
- 9780374467258
- Genres
- childrens, adventure, fiction
- Release date
- 2001
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