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The Happy Prince


Childrens Illustrated Classics

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No. of pages 128

Published: 2018

Great for age 0-18 years

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These fantasies and true-to-life fables were created by Oscar Wilde for his own sons. Here is the tale of the Prince who is not as happy as he seems, of the Selfish Giant who learns how to love children, and of the Star-Child who suffers bitter trials when he rejects his parents. [This book description comes from a different edition of this title. Please report any inaccuracies].

 

 

This book features in the following series: Award Essential Classics, Children Classics, Childrens Illustrated Classics, Creative Short Stories, Dover Childrens Thrift Classics, Junior Classics, Piccolo Books, Piccolo Gift Book, Puffin, Puffin Classics .

This book has been graded for interest at 8 years.

There are 128 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2018 by Award Publications Ltd .

Kelly McKain writes for all ages from tots to teens, including The Fairy House and the Totally Lucy series. www. kellymckain. co. uk. Katy Jackson studied illustration at Loughborough University. Katy works from her studio in Wimbledon. Oscar Wilde was born in Ireland in 1854 and is known for his poetry, plays and the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray . He died in Paris in 1900.

 

This book contains the following story:

The Happy Prince
After dying young, the Happy Prince's soul inhabits a beautiful ruby-encrusted statue covered in gold leaf which is perched high above the city. But when he sees the poverty, misery and desperateness of his people, he enlists the help of a barn swallow to remove the gilding of his statue and shower the riches on his people. In the spring, the townspeople are saved, but find only a stripped down and dull statue alongside a dead swallow. The remains are tossed into an ash heap, but an emissary of God recognizes their sacrifice, and escorts them into the gardens of Heaven.