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The goldsmith and the master thief / Tonke Dragt ; translated by Laura Watkinson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Dutch Publisher: London : Pushkin Children's Books, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: 408 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781782692461
  • 1782692460
  • 9781782692485
  • 1782692487
Uniform titles:
  • Verhalen van de tweelingbroers, De goudsmid en de meesterdief. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Laurenzo and Jiacomo are identical twins, as alike as two drops of water. No one can tell them apart (which comes in very handy for playing tricks on their teachers). And no one can split them up. But when tragedy strikes their carefree young lives, they must make their own way in the world. As each brother chooses his own path - hardworking Laurenzo to make beautiful objects from gold and silver, and fearless Jiacomo to travel, explore and become an unlikely thief - it is the start of a series of incredible escapades that will test them to their limits.Along the way they will face terrible danger, solve cunning riddles, become prisoners in a castle, sail across the ocean, fall in and out of love, stay at an enchanted inn, help save a priceless pearl, even become kings by mistake. They must use all their talents, wiles and wisdom to survive. Are you ready to join them?
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Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction DRAGT TONKE Available 33111010523617
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The first English translation of a classic adventure involving two very different twins from the celebrated author of The Letter for the King.

In English, translated from the Dutch.

English language translation ©2019.

"The Goldsmith and the Master Thief first published in Dutch as Verhalen van de tweelingbroers ©1961, De goudsmid en de meesterdief by Tonke Dragt, Uitgeverij Leopold, Amsterdam"--Colophon.

Laurenzo and Jiacomo are identical twins, as alike as two drops of water. No one can tell them apart (which comes in very handy for playing tricks on their teachers). And no one can split them up. But when tragedy strikes their carefree young lives, they must make their own way in the world. As each brother chooses his own path - hardworking Laurenzo to make beautiful objects from gold and silver, and fearless Jiacomo to travel, explore and become an unlikely thief - it is the start of a series of incredible escapades that will test them to their limits.Along the way they will face terrible danger, solve cunning riddles, become prisoners in a castle, sail across the ocean, fall in and out of love, stay at an enchanted inn, help save a priceless pearl, even become kings by mistake. They must use all their talents, wiles and wisdom to survive. Are you ready to join them?

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