by Chris Van Allsburg · Carlsen · tapa dura · ISBN 9783551515612
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«Der Polarexpress» is the illustrated children's story by Chris Van Allsburg, published by Carlsen in hardback (32 pages, in German).
On Christmas Eve, a boy boards a mysterious train that travels through snowy landscapes to the North Pole. There Santa Claus offers him a very special gift, in a story that celebrates the wonder and magic of Christmas. Van Allsburg's illustrations portray the locomotive with warm lights, dark forests and a dreamlike atmosphere.
The German-language edition was published in 2001 and the book is written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg.
For children aged 4 and up and for those who enjoy illustrated Christmas stories.
Chris Van Allsburg is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He has won two Caldecott Medals for U.S. picture book illustration, for Jumanji (1981) and The Polar Express (1985), both of which he also wrote, and were later adapted as successful motion pictures. He was also a Caldecott runner-up in 1980 for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. For his contribution as a children's illustrator, he was a 1986 U.S. nominee for the biennial International Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition for creators of children's books. He received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Michigan in April 2012.
