Name: The Swing
SKU: 54601731
Price: 413.00 ZAR
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Author: Britta Teckentrup
ISBN: 9783791375366

Type

Physical Book

Author

Britta Teckentrup

Publisher

Prestel Junior

Language

English

Pages

160

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

21.4x21.2x2.2 cm

Weight

0.73 kg.

ISBN13

9783791375366

Synopsis "The Swing"

Britta Teckentrup's latest book for children of every age is a poetic masterpiece about the passage of time. A swing on a hill overlooking the water is at the center of this lovely meditation on childhood, growing older, friendship and loss. "The swing has always been in this place--ever since I can remember," declares the narrator. "Here we stood together, looking out to sea, waiting for something to change. . . for something new, something exciting. But every day was the same." But as seasons change and years pass, things do change. Friends come and go, lovers meet and kiss, spring turns to autumn, and the swing set grows creaky with age. All of these changes are gorgeously communicated by Teckentrup's signature collage paintings that employ soft, radiant colors and simple yet powerful compositions. With its equally compelling text, readers of every age will experience time as a gentle but inescapable force, bringing about new experiences. And as the narrator grows older and wiser, readers themselves will understand that life's most important memories can never disappear.

Britta Teckentrup

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Britta Teckentrup es una reconocida autora e ilustradora alemana nacida en Hamburgo, formada en el Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design de Londres. Su estilo se caracteriza por la sensibilidad visual, el uso poético del color y una narrativa simbólica que conecta con lectores de todas las edades. A lo largo de su carrera ha publicado más de un centenar de libros infantiles, traducidos a numerosos idiomas, consolidándose como una de las voces más destacadas del álbum ilustrado contemporáneo.

Sus obras suelen abordar temas universales como la naturaleza, la empatía y el ciclo de la vida, con una estética que combina la elegancia gráfica con la emoción contenida. Entre sus títulos más reconocidos figuran El Árbol de los Recuerdos, Las Cosas que Importan y La Ola Azul, todos ejemplos de su capacidad para unir arte y reflexión en un formato accesible y conmovedor.

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