Graeme Base

Im Zeichen des Seepferdchens

The Sign of the Seahorse

 

Alibaba Verlag. Germany. 1994. First German edition. Hardcover. With the dust jacket. Text in GERMAN. First published by Penguin Books Australia 1992. WONDERFULLY illustrated with bright and bold illustrations by author. Map decorated endpapers. Very good in a very good dust jacket.

A child's picture book. Romance, mystery and intrigue revolve around the Seahorse Cafe, where the beautiful Pearl Trout falls in love with Corporal Bert the Soldiercrab. But Reeftown is in danger, and soon Pearl, Bert, and Pearl's brother Finneus must journey through the ocean depths to find the source of the deadly poison that is destroying the coral reef.

"Graeme Base's witty rhymes and dynamic, radiantly colored illustrations, should keep both reader and audience immensely entertained."—Publishers Weekly.

"Base will surely delight his many fans with this latest high-color, high-action, high-density composition, with a high-minded ecological message"—School Library Journal

Glossy boards with light wear. Internally, tight binding. Unmarked. Clean and bright. Gorgeous illustration. The dust jacket has edge wear. Some creasing to the edges. Couple of tiny tears. Not price clipped.

GERMAN edition with the text in German.