Andy and the Lion
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Andy and the Lion
By (Author) James Daugherty
Penguin Random House Australia
Penguin Random House Australia
1st March 1989
Australia
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
398.24529744
Winner of Caldecott Honor Book.
Physical Properties
Paperback
72
Width 183mm, Height 226mm, Spine 6mm
198g
Description
A Caldecott Honor Book While walking to school one day, Andy meets a lion and soon makes a new friend. A tale of gratitude and helping out our neighbors, children of all ages will love this retelling of the classic folktale "Androcles and the Lion."
Author Bio
Born in 1889 in North Carolina, James Henry Daugherty studied art in Washington, DC, Philadelphia, and Europe. The author started his career doing advertising drawings in New York City. Soon afterward, he moved on to illustrating magazines, includingthe New Yorker, and painting large murals. He came into his own writing and illustrating books for young people-creating drawings for more than 90 books before his death in 1974.Among the many books Mr. Daugherty wrote and illustrated areDaniel Boone, a Newbery Medal winner, andAndy and the Lion, a Caldecott Medal runner-up.
