| ISBN |
9780752847733 (paperback) |
| 0340259884 |
| Name |
Uderzo author. |
| Uniform title |
Grande fosse. English |
| Title |
Asterix and the great divide / written and illustrated by Albert Uderzo ; translated by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge. |
| Published |
London : Orion, 2001. |
| ©2001 |
| Description |
48 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 29 cm. |
| Notes |
First published 1981. |
| This translation originally published: London : Hodder Headline, 1981. |
| Summary |
Two rival chieftains have been elected to govern a little village in ancient Gaul - and a ditch dug through the village divides it, literally, into a party of the left and a party of the right. But the son and daughter of the two chieftains are in love. Histrionix and the beautiful Melodrama have more sense than their fathers, and call in Asterix, Obelix and the druid Getafix to sort out the political wrangling. What with the intriguing of the sinister traitor Codfix, who wants to marry Melodrama himself, the Gauls' work is cut out for them - can they persuade the star-crossed lovers' village to reunite against the threat of Julius Caesar's Roman legionaries Getafix brews some interesting new magic potions to help... |
| Target audience note |
9-12 years old. |
| Reading Program Note |
Premier's Reading Challenge 5-6. |
| Language note |
Translated from the French. |
| Subjects |
Asterix (Fictitious character) -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fiction |
| Obélix (Fictitious character) Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fiction |
| Villages -- Comic books, strips, etc |
| Premier's Reading Challenge 5-6 |
| Genre |
Graphic novels |
| Other Names |
Goscinny, 1926-1977 creator. |
| Bell, Anthea translator. |
| Hockridge, Derek translator. |
| Series |
Asterix adventure 25. |
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