by Chris Van Allsburg · L'Ecole des Loisirs · tapa dura · ISBN 9782211220453
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«La Reine du Niagara» is the illustrated album by Chris Van Allsburg, published by L'Ecole des Loisirs in hardcover (48 pages, in French).
At the beginning of the 20th century, teacher Annie Edson Taylor, aged 62 and at the end of her career, seeks fortune and fame. Her plan is to descend Niagara Falls inside a barrel, a feat no one has achieved. After succeeding, she becomes the first person to complete the dangerous fall and a legendary figure.
French translation by Isabelle Reinharez from the original Queen of the Falls. Recommended reading age 3 to 5 years.
For young readers from 3 years old, with a true story told in the tone of an illustrated album.
Chris Van Allsburg is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He has won two Caldecott Medals for U.S. picture book illustration, for Jumanji (1981) and The Polar Express (1985), both of which he also wrote, and were later adapted as successful motion pictures. He was also a Caldecott runner-up in 1980 for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. For his contribution as a children's illustrator, he was a 1986 U.S. nominee for the biennial International Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition for creators of children's books. He received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Michigan in April 2012.
