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King Kong
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Product Description
"It was Beauty that killed the Beast" King Kong is a giant gorilla, a massive monster of an ape, who lives on a remote island. The mighty beast falls for a beautiful girl, Ann Darrow, and desperate to have her, he finds himself lured into captivity. He is brought to civilization and put on show, but when he sees Ann, he breaks his heavy chains and begins to wreak havoc on the streets of New York ...The enthralling story of King Kong, involves battles with dinosaurs, daring rescues and incredible escapes - endless thrills lead up to one of the most famous climaxes of all time!
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #180122 in Books
- Published on: 2005-11-03
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 96 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Anthony Browne is the acclaimed author and illustrator of such prize-winning bestsellers as Gorilla (winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Kurt Maschler Award), Willy the Wimp and Zoo (winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal). Anthony Browne's first picture book for Doubleday, Voices in the Park, was published in 1998 to great acclaim. It won the 1998 Kurt Maschler Award and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Anthony was also the winner of the 2000 Hans Christan Andersen Award for Illustration. His books My Dad and My Mum have been huge sellers for RHCB.
Customer Reviews
Fantastic retelling
This was the book that got my seven year old boy reading - I mean really reading, can't put the book down, torch under the bedcovers, read it from cover to cover again and again reading. It helped that he had seen the film, but that in itself would not have been enough.
What makes this so special? Anyone who knows Anthony Browne will expect the fabulous quality of the illustrations. While the book follows the film closely, the images are unmistably Browne - perhaps not that unexpected that the creator of Gorilla and Willy should tackle the greatest ape of all.
And the text does not compromise the story or patronise younger readers. This is no simple picture book, but a well told, exciting adventure story, as gripping as the original.
All in a all an excellent offering, highly recommended.
