Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Contributor(s): Carroll, Lewis (Author), Walker, George A. |
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ISBN: 0889843392 ISBN-13: 9780889843394 Publisher: Porcupine's Quill OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 640 |
Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6.66" W x 8.76" (0.55 lbs) 140 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Lewis Carroll's beloved children's classic comes to life with over one hundred whimsical, eccentric and darkly humorous wood engravings, all created by the Mad Hatter' of Canadian graphic arts himself, the award-winning George A. Walker. |
Contributor Bio(s): Carroll, Lewis: - Lewis Carroll was born on the 27th of January, 1832, as Charles Lutwidge Dogson at Daresbury in Cheshire, England. Carroll is best known for his children's books "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass", which quickly became international successes and to this day inspire films, art, and research. Other famous works of his are the poems The Hunting of the Snark' and Jabberwocky'. Carroll had a prodigious talent in mathematics, logics, word play and philosWalker, George A.: - George A. Walker (Canadian, b. 1960) is an award-winning wood engraver, book artist, teacher, author, and illustrator who has been creating artwork and books and publishing at his private press since 1984. Walker's popular courses in book arts and printmaking at the OCAD University in Toronto, where he is Associate Professor, have been running continuously since 1985. For over twenty years Walker has exhibited his wood engravings and limited edition books internationally, often in conjunction |