The bears' famous invasion of Sicily

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Author:

Buzzati, Dino.

ISBN:

9781847495723

Personal Author:

Buzzati, Dino.

Edition:

Revised edition.

Publication Information:

Richmond : Alma Books Ltd, 2016.

Physical Description:

171 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Abstract:

In search of food, Leander, King of the Bears, leads his subjects from their safe caves in the mountains of Sicily to the valley where they triumph over many enemies.

Subject Term:

Kings and rulers -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Italy -- Fiction.

Added Author:

Snicket, Lemony.

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Books

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SD_ILS:1537816

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Starving after a harsh winter, the bears descend from the mountains in search of food and invade the valley below, where they face fierce opposition from the army of the Grand Duke of Sicily. After many battles, scrapes and dangers, the bears' reign is established over the land, but their victory comes at a price.

Author Notes

The novelist, journalist and painter Dino Buzzati is one of the most important voices of twentieth-century Italian literature. He is best remembered today for his novel The Tartar Steppe and the story The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily, which he illustrated himself and has become a classic of Italian children's literature.

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Dino Buzzati's tale The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily completes the fall releases for the Children's Collection. The story, which also contains sections of poetry, details Leander, King of the Bears, and his subjects' forgotten ursine incursion from the fabled mountains of Sicily, as they attempt to overthrow the evil duke of Cormorant Castle. Buzzati's drawings retain a fun, retro-European feel, while his occasional full-color illustrations emphasize the town's red rooftops and celebrated architecture. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

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