Leda and the Ma­gi­cian E-Book

Ermanno Detti

• Herausgeber: ilpepeverde.it
• Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2014

Beschreibung

1944, Italy is under the nazis. Leda, ten year old girl, has to carry se­cret mes­sages to the par­ti­sans.
One day, how­ever, she is in­ter­cepted by the Ger­mans. The girl man­age to es­cape but the Ger­mans fol­low her. She’s going to drown into the river when she’s saved by a strange old man who lives in a cave: he calls him­self the “wiz­ard”.
Leda sus­pect that the old man is a spy for the Ger­mans and would like to hide the mes­sage, but the wiz­ard dis­cov­ers the let­ter and ...
A breath­tak­ing ad­ven­ture story, with beau­ti­ful il­lus­tra­tions: im­ages that rep­re­sent the typ­i­cal Tus­can land­scape of Mount Ami­ata and the ac­tions of the lit­tle hero­ine.

Er­manno Detti is a jour­nal­ist and a writer for chil­dren. An idea of his works: http://​it.​wikipedia.​org/​wiki/​Ermanno_​Detti

Roberto In­no­centi is a self-taught artist known world­wide for his il­lus­trated books. In 2008 he won the pres­ti­gious Hans Chris­t­ian An­der­sen Award. The New York Times de­fined him one of the great­est il­lus­tra­tors of chil­dren’s books. An idea oh his works: http://​it.​wikipedia.​org/​ wiki/Rober­to_In­no­centi

Leseprobe

The book

The autors

Prologue

Leda and the magician

The Coded Message

The magician

The bloody jacket

The bombing

The sabotage

The thieving magpie

Ermanno Detti

Leda and the Magician

The partisan girl of Mount Amiata

Illustrations by Roberto Innocenti

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I edizione in e-book: gennaio 2014

© 2014 Ermanno Detti

Translated by Carol Dines and Jack Zipes

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The book

1944, Italy is under the nazis. Leda, ten year old girl, has to carry secret messages to the partisans.

One day, however, she is intercepted by the Germans. The girl manage to escape but the Germans follow her. She’s going to drown into the river when she’s saved by a strange old man who lives in a cave: he calls himself the “wizard”.

Leda suspect that the old man is a spy for the Germans and would like to hide the message, but the wizard discovers the letter and ...

A breathtaking adventure story, with beautiful illustrations: images that represent the typical Tuscan landscape of Mount Amiata and the actions of the little heroine.

The autors

Ermanno Detti is a journalist and a writer for children.An ideaof his works: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermanno_Detti

Roberto Innocenti is a self-taught artist known worldwide for his illustrated books. In 2008 he won the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award. The New York Times defined him one of the greatest illustrators of children’s books. An idea oh his works: http://it.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Roberto_Innocenti

Prologue

«During War World War II, Italy fought on the side of Germany, but in July 1943, the country was invaded by the Allied Forces. The invasion led to the collapse of the Italian fascist regime and the fall of Mussolini. In September 1943, Italy surrendered, but the country remained a battlefield for the rest of the war. As the Allied Forces moved up from the south of Italy, they still faced the opposition of loyalist Italian fascist and German Nazi soldiers. At the same time, many Italian partisans joined the resistance movement, supported the Allied Forces, and fought against the fascists and Nazis. The hostilities ended on May 2, 1945. Nearly half a million Italians (including civilians) died fighting for freedom. The following story is an episode that took place in 1944».

Carol Dines and Jack Zipes