by Sid Fleischman · Blackie Books · tapa dura · ISBN 9788418733901
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Discover 'The Wonderful Farm of McBroom', a children's classic by the acclaimed Sid Fleischman, with illustrations by the renowned Quentin Blake. Immerse yourself in a magical place where crops grow astonishingly, watermelons and corn reach gigantic sizes, and hurricane winds and locust invasions are the daily bread. Get ready for an adventure full of laughter and unforgettable moments on this peculiar farm!
Albert Sidney Fleischman was an American author of children's books, screenplays, novels for adults, and nonfiction books about stage magic. His works for children are known for their humor, imagery, zesty plotting, and exploration of the byways of American history. He won the Newbery Medal in 1987 for The Whipping Boy and the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award in 1979 for Humbug Mountain. For his career contribution as a children's writer he was U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1994. In 2003, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators inaugurated the Sid Fleischman Humor Award in his honor, and made him the first recipient. The Award annually recognizes a writer of humorous fiction for children or young adults. He told his own tale in The Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life (1996).
