基本信息出版社：HarperCollins
页码：464 页
出版日期：2007年08月
ISBN：0060755091
International Standard Book Number：0060755091
条形码：9780060755096
EAN：9780060755096
装帧：平装
正文语种：英语
丛书名：Wednesday Tales

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Miles Wednesday, orphaned, unwashed and living in a barrel, has never been to a circus before—but then the Circus Oscuro is no ordinary circus. There's a strange beast called The Null and an array of sinister-looking clowns, and when an unusual little girl with wings falls from a tower during the performance, Miles's life is changed forever. As Miles and Little embark on an extraordinary journey to rescue two friends who have been captured at the Palace of Laughter, they discover nothing less than the power of friendship and the gift of family.

作者简介

Jon Berkeley was born in Dublin at a time when suits were collarless and there were no bootprints on the moon. He was educated by stern men with elbow patches, in a school where you were allowed to go to the bathroom only if you asked in Irish.

Jon has worked as a freelance illustrator for over twenty years and has turned more recently to writing. He is the author and illustrator of chopsticks, a story about the friendship between a mouse and a dragon, and has illustrated several books by other authors.

Jon has lived and worked in Sydney, Hong Kong, London, and Dublin and now lives in a small town in Catalonia with his wife, Orna, and their five children, along with one dog and an expanding population of cats.

He is the author of The Palace of Laughter and The Tiger's Egg.

编辑推荐 A vivid journey of discovery. (Angie Sage )^"Berkeley weaves painterly details into his depiction of this night-shaded world but also injects an ample measure of humor." (Publishers Weekly )^"Filled with captivating and ingenious descriptive passages." (School Library Journal )^"A creative tale of survival." (Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) )^"It seems astonishing to chart new territory in today's world of fantasy and adventure, but Berkeley has done just that." (Julie Andrews Edwards )