Pub Date: April 22, 2008
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Code: 0800
Features: Price on Product, Table of Contents
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 1.00" H x 7.55" L x 5.15" W ( 0.65 lbs) 448 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy | General | Humorous Stories | Action & Adventure | Fairy Tales & Folklore | Adaptations | Girls & Women | Love & Romance | Classics | Travel | Activity Books | Family | Siblings | Legends, Myths, Fables | Science Fiction
Series: World of Howl
Description: Hayao Miyazaki's Academy Award-nominated film introduced the Wizard Howl to new fans. Now the classic novel and its companion, "Castle in the Air," are back in these new editions featuring new cover art.
Brief description:
In a career spanning four decades, award-winning author Diana Wynne Jones (1934-2011) wrote more than forty books of fantasy for young readers. Characterized by magic, multiple universes, witches, and wizards--and a charismatic nine-lived enchanter--her books are filled with unlimited imagination, dazzling plots, and an effervescent sense of humor that earned her legendary status in the world of fantasy. Her books, published to international acclaim, have earned a wide array of honors, including two Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honors and the British Fantasy Society's Karl Edward Wagner Award for having made a significant impact on fantasy. Acclaimed director and animator Hayao Miyazaki adapted Howl's Moving Castle into a major motion picture, which was nominated for an Academy Award.