John Maynard
by Theodor Fontane
Series: Poetry for children
Title: John Maynard
Author: Theodor Fontane
Artist: Tobias Krejtschi
Extent: 24 pp, 4/c throughout
Format: 210 x 280 mm
Pub.price: EUR 14,50
Pub.date: August 2008
German ISBN: 978-3-934029-31-6
Ages: 7 and up
Material available: German review copy and English text
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THE STORY:
John Maynard was the helmsman on a ship that carried passengers on Lake Erie from Detroit to Buffalo, when suddenly the ship caught fire. Maynard managed to steer the ship to the beach where it crashed. But everybody was saved - except for one, John Maynard. Fontane's ballad is based on a tragic accident that happened in 1841. In a background story, a grandfather tells his granddaughter about the catastrophy that he survived as young boy. „John Maynard“ is a brilliantly illustrated book for readers of all ages!
THE AUTHOR:
Theodor Fontante (* 1819 in Neuruppin, †1898 in Berlin) is one of Germany's most famous novelists and poets and regarded as the most important German-language realist writer. In his novels „Irrungen und Wirrungen“ (1888) and „Effie Briest“ (1895) he found a tone that became known as poetic realism. In 1891, Fontane was awarded the „Schiller-Preis“.
THE ARTIST:
Tobias Krejtschi (*1980 in Dresden) studied book illustration at the “Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften“ in Hamburg (2003 - 2008). For several years, he has already been working as freelance for different agencies and publishing houses. „Die schlaue Mama Sambona“, the first picture-book that he illustrated during his studies, has been nominated for the „Deutscher Jugendliteratur-Preis 2008“.
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