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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.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 40
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 978-0-374-46725-8
  • EAN
  • 9780374467258
  • Genres
  • childrens, adventure, fiction
  • Release date
  • 2001