ISBN |
9780316003742 paperback |
9781405266512 paperback |
9781405214773 hardback |
Name |
Hergé, 1907-1983 author, illustrator. |
Uniform title |
Tintin au pays des Soviets. English |
Title |
The adventures of Tintin, reporter for "Le petit Vingtième", in the land of the Soviets / by Hergé ; [translated by Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper and Michael Turner]. |
Published |
London : Little, Brown and Company, 2007, ©2007 |
London : Farshore, [2014] |
©1999 |
Description |
141 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 30 cm. |
Notes |
First published in Great Britain 1999 by Methuen Children's books. Hardback edition published 2009 by Farshore. |
Summary |
The first of Tintin's black-and-white adventures. Sent on assignment to the Soviet Union, Tintin boards a train...but after an explosion, Tintin is blamed for the bombing, and he must make his way to the Soviet Union by stealth. Once there, he uncovers some shocking Bolshevik secrets. |
The world's most famous travelling reporter heads for Russia. Accompanied by his dog Snowy, Tintin leaves Brussels to go undercover in Soviet Russia. His attempts to research his story are put to the test by the Bolsheviks and Moscow's secret police . . . |
Target audience note |
10+ years old. |
Reading Program Note |
Premier's Reading Challenge 5-6. |
Language note |
Translated from the French. |
Subjects |
Tintin(Fictitious character)Comic books, strips, etc |
Snowy(Fictitious character)Comic books, strips, etc |
Reporters and reporting -- Comic books, strips, etc |
Secret service -- Comic books, strips, etc |
Adventure and adventurers -- Comic books, strips, etc |
Soviet Union -- Comic books, strips, etc |
Genre |
Action and adventure comics |
Graphic novels |
Comics (Graphic works) |
Premier's Reading Challenge 5-6 |
Other Names |
Lonsdale-Cooper, Leslie translator. |
Turner, Michael translator. |
Series |
Aventures de Tintin. English 01. |
Adventures of Tintin 01. |
Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
- Action and adventure comics .
- Adventure and adventurers -- Comic books, strips, etc .
- Comics (Graphic works) .
- Graphic novels .
- Premier's Reading Challenge 5-6 .
- Reporters and reporting -- Comic books, strips, etc .
- Secret service -- Comic books, strips, etc .
- Snowy -- (Fictitious character) -- Comic books, strips, etc .
- Soviet Union -- Comic books, strips, etc .
- Tintin -- (Fictitious character) -- Comic books, strips, etc .
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