by Kenneth Grahame · Egmont Childrens Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780749700423
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«The Wind in the Willows» is a children's novel by Kenneth Grahame, published by Egmont Childrens Books in paperback (256 pages, in English).
The story follows four animals: Mole the mole, Ratty the water rat, Badger the badger, and the eccentric Toad the toad. Mole discovers life by the river and soon gets caught up in his friends' escapades: boat rides, the nature of the Wild Wood, and Toad's dangerous obsession with motor cars, which lands them in trouble.
The book belongs to the Classic Mammoth series, includes the original illustrations by E. H. Shepard, and was originally published in 1908. This edition is from 1989.
Suitable for young readers, especially from around 6 years old, and for those who enjoy classic animal and adventure stories.
Kenneth Grahame was a Scottish writer. He is best remembered for the classic of children's literature The Wind in the Willows (1908). Born in Scotland, he spent most of his childhood with his grandmother in England, following the death of his mother and his father's inability to look after the children. After attending St Edward's School in Oxford, his ambition to attend university was thwarted and he joined the Bank of England, where he had a successful career. Before writing The Wind in the Willows, he published three other books: Pagan Papers (1893), The Golden Age (1895), and Dream Days (1898).
