Animal stories (Children's/YA)
Mr Crow Has to Go to His Wife
by Rachel van Kooij
Description
Leo is 17 and Max's big brother. Leo lives in a "limited universe," as Max calls it, so Max has to keep an eye on him. Leo and Max are at home alone when a raven bangs against the windowpane and lies on the ground half dead. He's ringed, so Max can find out where he's from. Leo is convinced that the ring is a wedding ring and Mr. Crow has to go back to his wife to get better. Whenever Leo is convinced of something, nothing and nobody can stop him. He sets off to bring Mr. Crow back to the Raven Research Station, and Max has to come with him whether he likes it or not. It takes a whole day to get there. On their trail they leave: a fake car mechanic, a totalled lawnmower tractor, two Vikings, a cow with a handcart, an ice cream truck, a broken raft, God, once nearly drowning, a quad and a helpful student.
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Collection for the Austrian Children's and Youth Literature Award
Nominated for the Zurich Children's Book Prize
Author Biography
Rachel van Kooij was born in 1968 in Wageningen in the Netherlands. At the age of ten she moved to Austria. After graduating from high school, she studied pedagogy and special education at the University of Vienna. Rachel van Kooij lives in Klosterneuburg near Vienna and also works as a carer for disabled persons.
Verlag Jungbrunnen
Verlag Jungbrunnen was founded in 1923. Background was the intention to supply children who otherwise didn’t have access to books with high quality literature. Even though almost 100 years have gone by since then, the aim is still the same: Jungbrunnen produces quality picture books and novels for children and young adults from 2 to 14. Literary style and language, fantasy and craftsmanship in illustrations, universal topics which touch the souls of young people – all those elements unite to extraordinary books, which are entertaining and demanding at the same time. Young people can feel at home in them and have a chance to deal with existential questions in a protected space.
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- Publisher Verlag Jungbrunnen
- Publication Date 2019
- Orginal LanguageGerman
- ISBN/Identifier 9783702659363
- Publication Country or regionAustria
- FormatHardback
- Pages240
- ReadershipChildren
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleHerr Krähe muss zu seiner Frau
- EditionOriginal edition
- Copyright Year2019
- Dimensions213 x 143 cm
