Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings (eBook)

Four Stories That Inspired the TV Series!

Edward McLachlan (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
112 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-81039-3 (ISBN)

Infos

"e;I recommend this as a welcome addition to any home library, as a beautifully creative work in a quality edition."e; ― Not Now, AdulthoodSimon enters the Land of Chalk Drawings, where his doodles spring to colorful life and join him in adventures that challenge his wits as well as his imagination. This exclusive collection comprises all four of author Edward McLachlan's Chalk stories, which served as the inspiration for the popular PBS and Nickelodeon animated shorts.In the Land of Chalk Drawings: An unfinished stick figure asks to be completed and introduces Simon to a host of other drawings that need his attention.Simon and the Chalk Drawing Army: Some soldiers have invaded the Land of Chalk Drawings and are making everyone drill to the point of exhaustion. With quick thinking, Simon finds a way to keep the soldiers busy, and the other drawings get a treat.Simon and the Moon Rocket: Simon flies to the moon, where he's forced to solve a mountain of sums. How can he finish them all and get away?Simon and the Dinosaur: All the children and animals have disappeared from the Land of Chalk Drawings ― they've been eaten by a dinosaur! Simon must rescue them and help the hungry dinosaur, too.

Autor

Hailed as "the cartoonist's cartoonist," Edward McLachlan has contributed cartoons to Punch, Private Eye, the London Evening Standard, New Statesman, Playboy, and many other periodicals. He has also worked for several book publishers, has drawn advertisements, and has designed and written more than 300 commercial advertising films for clients including Renault and Alka-Seltzer.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.2.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 210 x 210 mm
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Kinderbücher bis 11 Jahre
• Schlagworte: animated series • anthropomorphic animals • archaeology • Captain Kangaroo • Chalk Drawing • children's book • Coming of Age • Country Life • dinosaur adventure • Dinosaurs • doodles come to life • engaging • friendship, PBS • friendship, PBS • imaginative child • inspiring designs • Juvenile Fiction • magical lands • Natural History • Nickelodeon • PBS • space adventure • Treasury • uplifting stories • whimsical drawings • Young readers
• ISBN-10: 0-486-81039-9 / 0486810399
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-81039-3 / 9780486810393