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Tonke Dragt The Secrets of the Wild Wood (Paperback) (UK IMPORT). Tonke Dragt was born in Jakarta in 1930 and spent most of her childhood in Indonesia. She published her first book in 1961, followed a year later byThe Letter for the King, which won the Children's Book of the Year award and has been translated into sixteen languages. Further DetailsTitle: The Secrets of the Wild Wood Condition: New Description: 'Unmissable' Telegraph 'Fans will be delighted... offers intrigue, action and escapism' Sunday Times , Children's Books of the Year One of the King's most trusted knights has vanished in the snow. Young Sir Tiuri and his best friend Piak must journey into the shadowy heart of the forest to find him. The Wild Wood is a place of mysteries, rumours and whispered tales. A place of lost cities, ancient curses, robbers, princesses and Men in Green. As the darkness surrounds him and reports grow of secret plots and ruthless enemies, Tiuri finds himself alone and fighting for survival - caught in a world where good and evil wear the same face, and the wrong move could cost him his life... Part of the new Pushkin Children's Classics series of thrilling, magical and inspiring stories from around the world, which young readers will return to time and again. Translated by Laura Watkinson Tonke Dragt was born in Jakarta in 1930 and spent most of her childhood in Indonesia. Her family moved to the Netherlands after the war and, after studying at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, Dragt became an art teacher. She published her first book in 1961, followed a year later by The Letter for the King , which won the Children's Book of the Year award and has been translated into sixteen languages. Dragt was awarded the State Prize for Youth Literature in 1976 and was knighted in 2001. She died in 2024. Laura Watkinson is a full-time translator from Dutch, Italian and German. She has translated many titles for Pushkin Children's Books, including Jan Terlouw's Winter in Wartime , Tonke Dragt's The Letter for the King and Annet Schaap's Lampie . She lives in Amsterdam. Author: Tonke Dragt Contributor: Tonke Dragt (Illustrated by), Laura Watkinson (Translated by) ISBN-10: 1782694935 EAN: 9781782694939 ISBN: 9781782694939 Format: Paperback Genre: Fiction Language: English Illustrator: Tonke Dragt Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books Release Date: 07/03/2025 Item Height: 198mm Item Length: 129mm Series: Pushkin Children’s Classics Translator: Laura Watkinson Topic: Fantasy Release Year: 2025 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
