Carpet People [Illustré] [Anglais] [Relié]

Grade 5-8-Imagine a vast continent right below your feet. Terry Pratchett's The Carpet People takes listeners to a world filled with emperors, kings, and hardworking folk. Best known for his fantasy series Discworld, Pratchett has rewritten his first book, published when he was 17. In this thoroughly British import, the domain of The Carpet People is bordered by places such as "Wainscot" to "Hearthland." The minuscule "true human beings" who live in the carpet must contend with power hungry Muols overtaking the kingdoms that abound among the carpet fibers. Another constant concern is Fray, a whirlwind of destruction that sounds a lot like someone vacuuming. An amusing cast of characters is led by brothers, Glurk and Sbibril. They are leaders of the Munrungs clan and are looking for new homes after an attack by Fray. This fantasy has lots of encounters with danger and intervals with strangers who have mysterious powers. Richard Mitchley does an outstanding job of imbuing each of the characters with a vivid persona, a difficult task since there are so many characters. This audiobook is attractively and durably packaged in a vinyl book style case with information about both the book and the narrator. The cassettes are clearly marked, and there are listener prompts when each side ends. Though the long list of characters and places make The Carpet People more challenging in an audio format, it will fit very comfortably in both school and public libraries collections.
Barbara Wysocki, Cora J. Belden Library, Rocky Hill, CT
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Only a writer with a masterstroke of imagination could place an entire empire of goodies and baddies within the fronds of a carpet' --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.

In the beginning, there was nothing but endless flatness. Then came the Carpet . . . --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.

A hilarious fantasy co-written by Terry Pratchett, aged seventeen, and master storyteller, Terry Pratchett, aged forty-three. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.

In the beginning, there was nothing but endless flatness. Then came the Carpet...

That's the old story everyone knows and loves. But now there's a new story in the making. The story of Fray, sweeping a trail of destruction across the Carpet - and of two Munrung brothers, who set out on an adventure to end all adventures when their village is flattened. It's a story that will come to a terrible end if someone doesn't do something about it. If everyone doesn't do something about it...

A hilarious fantasy, co-written by Terry Pratchett, aged seventeen, and master storyteller, Terry Pratchett, aged forty-three.

Tony Robinson, successful writer, actor and documentary-maker. Star of radio, TV and theatre. Well-known for the popular TV series Time Team and his roles as the Sheriff of Nottingham in Maid Marion and Her Merry Men and Baldrick in Blackadder.

Abridged, running time approximately 3 hours --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.

TERRY PRATCHETT is fairly established as a writer for readers of all ages - his books have managed to appear in the adults' and children's bestseller lists at the same time. He is best known for the phenomenally successful Discworld novels (thirteen so far) and the Truckers trilogy, recently a critically-acclaimed TV series. Terry Pratchett is forty-four, lives in Somerset, and says he writes for anyone old enough to understand.

The Carpet People was first published in 1971 and written when the author was a teenager. Retaining the original characters and story, whilst adding the inimitable touch of comic fantasy that has gathered him legions of fans worldwide, Terry Pratchett revised it extensively for a new edition, which was published in hardcover in 1992. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.