The Doldrums Nicholas Gannon

Have you ever wanted to hold a little piece of the impossible? Lavishly illustrated in full color, The Doldrums is an extraordinary debut about friendship, imagination, and the yearning for adventure from author-artist Nicholas Gannon. A modern classic in the making, The Doldrums is for readers of inventive and timeless authors such as Brian Selznick and Lemony Snicket. Archer B.Helmsley wants an adventure. No, he needs an adventure. His grandparents were famous explorers... until they got stuck on an iceberg. Now Archer's mother barely lets him out of the house. As if that would stop a true Helmsley. Archer enlists Adelaide - the girl who, according to rumor, lost her leg to a crocodile - and Oliver - the boy next door - to help him rescue his grandparents. The Doldrums whisks us off on an adventure full of sly humor, incredible detail, and enormous heart. With approximately twenty pieces of breathtaking full-color artwork, as well as black-and-white spot... Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге The Doldrums (Nicholas Gannon)