by Chris Van Allsburg · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782211210065
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«L'épave du Zéphyr» is the children's picture book by Chris Van Allsburg, published by l'École des loisirs in paperback (29 pages, in French).
An old man explains why a sailboat, the Zéphyr, is stranded on top of a cliff. He tells the story of a boy determined to be the best sailor in the world: after shipwrecking in a storm, he discovers a place where boats fly like seagulls. When he returns flying, no one believes his adventure.
«L'épave du Zéphyr» originally appeared in 1983 under the title «The Wreck of the Zephyr»; the illustrations are full-color pastel paintings.
With its tone of fantastic adventure and visual finish, it is intended for child and young adult readers.
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.
