Name: The Cod's Tale
SKU: 50015448
Price: 11.17 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: Mark Kurlansky
ISBN: 9780147512772

Type

Physical Book

Author

Mark Kurlansky

Publisher

Puffin Books

Year

2014

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9780147512772

Synopsis "The Cod's Tale "

* “Accessible to middle-grade readers…The Cod’s Tale considers how the cod fits into human history. Excellent ink drawings, brightened with colorful washes, illustrate incidents from the text with clarity, a flair for the dramatic, and a sense of humor.”—Booklist, starred review What was it that enabled the Vikings, Christopher Columbus, and the Pilgrims to cross the cold Atlantic Ocean to America? What became a staple of the medieval diet in Europe, helped spur the American Revolution, and allowed the early New Englanders to start making money of their own? Would you believe that it was a fish? The cod! Based on Mark Kurlansky’s New York Times bestselling adult book, Cod, this picture book offers a unique look at over a thousand years of world history. “Breezy, kid-friendly prose...fascinating and informative...bound to hook young readers.”—The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s BooksAn ALA Notable BookIncludes suggestions for further reading, factual sidebars, and timeline

Mark Kurlansky

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Mark Kurlansky es un escritor y periodista que ha trabajado como corresponsal para The Chicago Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer y The Miami Herald. Centrado en la divulgación de la historia cultural, es autor de los best seller internacionales El bacalao y La historia vasca del mundo.

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