The Tale Of Despereaux

Author: Kate DiCamillo

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  • : $20.00 NZD
  • : 9780744598698
  • : Walker Books Australia Pty, Limited
  • : Walker Books Australia
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  • : May 2003
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 21.99
  • : May 2004
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  • : Kate DiCamillo
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  • : Paperback
  • : New edition
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  • : 813.54
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  • : 272
  • : Fiction
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Barcode 9780744598698
9780744598698

Description

Welcome to the story of Despereaux, an unforgettable literary hero for our time from the pen of award-winning writer Kate DiCamillo. The Tale of Despereaux takes the reader back to the timeless genre of fairytales, but with a fantastic modern twist and a wryly witty authorial voice. The Tale of Despereaux is the story of a tiny, fragile-looking mouse with a huge heart. It?s a fairytale of heroes and villains; of a beautiful princess who inspires love and courage in the unlikely hero; of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in a dark, bleak dungeon and longs for the light and of a servant-girl, whose one wish is to be a princess. These characters? lives become inextricably entwined in this classic new story for all ages.