One Beastly Beast: Two Aliens, Three Inventors, Four Fantastic Tales

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		One Beastly Beast: Two Aliens, Three Inventors, Four Fantastic Tales
		One Beastly Beast: Two Aliens, Three Inventors, Four Fantastic Tales

基本信息·出版社：HarperCollins
·页码：176 页
·出版日期：2007年08月
·ISBN：0060843195
·International Standard Book Number：0060843195
·条形码：9780060843199
·EAN：9780060843199
·装帧：精装
·正文语种：英语

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One beastly beast that's more than meets the eye.

Two aliens with slimy tentacles and too many eyes fixed on adopting a human son.

Three inventors and a sea serpent, a princess, an orphanage, and two ships full of pirates.

Four fantastic tales by renowned fantasy author Garth Nix.

作者简介

Garth Nix grew up in Canberra, Australia. Besides being a full-time writer, he has worked as a sales rep, publicist, editor, marketing communications consultant, literary agent, and part-time soldier. He is the author of Sabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen, the books in the internationally bestselling Abhorsen trilogy, as well as Shade's Children and The Ragwitch. He now lives in Sydney, a five-minute walk from Coogee Beach, with his wife, Anna, his sons, Thomas and Edward, and lots of books.

媒体推荐 Droll ink drawings illustrate these fresh, light, and engaging stories. -- ALA Booklist

"Thoroughly ridiculous and hugely enjoyable." -- Kirkus Reviews
编辑推荐 Droll ink drawings illustrate these fresh, light, and engaging stories. (ALA Booklist )^"Thoroughly ridiculous and hugely enjoyable." (Kirkus Reviews )
专业书评 From Booklist

Nix, best known as the creator of the Old Kingdom series, beginning with Sabriel (1995), and the Keys to the Kingdom series, which starts with Mister Monday (2003), shows his lighter side in an entertaining collection of four fantasy stories. These include "Blackbread sic} the Pirate," in which a boy on his way to the video store shrinks to pint-size and agrees to join a band of swashbuckling rats, and "Serena and the Sea Serpent," in which a girl volunteers to be sacrificed to a sea serpent and discovers the very different advantages of being a know-it-all and of being a penguin. Divided into chapters and fine for reading aloud, the stories feature bright, level-headed children in situations that call for courage in the face of surprising and even fantastic circumstances. Droll ink drawings with gray washes illustrate these fresh, childlike, and engaging stories. Phelan, Carolyn

From School Library Journal

Grade 3–5—These four gently tongue-in-cheek adventures pit clever youngsters against unusual creatures—pirate rats who steal DVDs, aliens, a mechanical dragon, and a misunderstood sea serpent. Each time, clueless adult authorities ignore or are stymied by the supposed menace, but the hero is able to resolve the situation successfully and nonviolently. There is a strong emphasis on creativity and individual initiative, and a gentle reminder that brains are better than brawn. Black-and-white cartoon illustrations complement the lighthearted tone. The positive message and amusing stories make this a good choice for younger fantasy fans.—Elaine E. Knight, Lincoln Elementary Schools, IL
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