{"product_id":"9781782695332-king-of-the-copper-mountains","title":"The King of the Copper Mountains","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A triumphant piece of magic' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The best book of all time for this age' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter reigning for a thousand years, old King Mansolain is growing weary and his heart is slowing down. Only stories can keep it ticking while his doctor searches for the cure. So, from every corner of the kingdom, creatures journey to the castle in the copper mountains to sit on the King's long white bear and share their tales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery night, a new storyteller arrives: a fearsome wolf, a lonely rabbit, a fire-breathing, three-headed dragon and many more. Each tale is more wondrous than the last, but will they be enough to keep the King's heart beating?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the new Pushkin Children's Classics series of thrilling, magical and inspiring stories from around the world, which young readers will return to time and again.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIllustrated by Sally J. Collins.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaul Biegel was one of Europe's most acclaimed and best-loved storytellers, and the author of more than fifty books for children. Born in the Netherlands in 1925, he studied law but worked as a comic-strip writer before writing his first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Guitar\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1960. \u003ci\u003eThe King of the Copper Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e followed in 1965. It won the award for the best Dutch children's book of the year, and remains his best-loved work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57416971157878,"sku":"9781782695332","price":7.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41145653_1e4670b7-cfa1-4b29-a51b-ab53a7292523.jpg?v=1778119954","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781782695332-king-of-the-copper-mountains","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}