Product Information
This is a collection of twelve traditional Cornish myths and legends set in Cornish settings featuring witches, giants, pixies and a good mixture of heroes and heroines. Michael Foreman has aimed to capture the magical content with atmospheric and witty illustrations. The author has drawn on Robert Hunt's Popular Romances of the West of England 1865 for this collection of re-tellings and added tales told to him by the present-day old folk of remote villages in West Penwith. Michael Foreman won the Kate Greenway Medal in 1982 and the Children's Book Award in 1984. His other picturemacs are I'll Take You to Mrs Cole ; Trick a Tracker and The Crab that Played With the Sea .Product Identifiers
PublisherPan Macmillan
ISBN-139780333480823
eBay Product ID (ePID)91847419
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Magic Ointment and Other Cornish Legends
Number of Pages112 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1988
IllustratorMichael Foreman
GenreChildren & Young Adults
AuthorEric Quayle
Book SeriesPicturemacs S.
Dimensions
Item Height240 mm
Item Weight342 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorEric Quayle