Tug of War
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Tug of War
By (Author) John Burningham
Edited by Sue Buswell
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Red Fox Picture Books
2nd May 2013
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
823.914
Physical Properties
Paperback
32
Width 231mm, Height 289mm, Spine 4mm
213g
Description
A stunning retelling of a traditional African folk tale, beautifully illustrated by John Burningham Hare, Hippopotamus and Elephant live together, but not happily, for Hippopotamus and Elephant are forever teasing poor Hare. One day, Hare decides to teach his friends a lesson, and so the great tug of war begins ...
Author Bio
John Burningham was born in 1936. He studied illustration at the Central School of Art. His first children's book, Borka, was published in 1963, and it was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal as the best illustrated book of the year. John Burningham collaborated with Ian Fleming on Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang, designing the model of the famous car. He lived in London with his wife Helen Oxenbury, also a well-known author and illustrator. John Burningham died on January 4th, 2019.
