| ISBN |
9781405206211 (paperback) |
| Name |
Hergé, 1907-1983 author, illustrator. |
| Title |
The shooting star / Hergé ; [translated by Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper and Michael Turner]. |
| Published |
London : Egmont UK Limited, 2009. |
| ©1978 |
| Description |
62 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 30 cm. |
| Notes |
Art work copyright 1946 by Editions Casterman, Paris and Tournai. |
| 'First published in Great Britain in 1961 by Methuen Children's Books' --Title page verso. |
| Summary |
The world's most famous travelling reporter voyages to the Arctic Ocean in search of the meteorite that has crash-landed in the north. A huge fireball comes hurtling towards Earth from space! Tintin sets sail with Captain Haddock to find the meteorite in the stormy Arctic Ocean, but a valuable metal is contained in the meteorite and Tintin's attempts to reach it are met with relentless sabotage! Join the most iconic character in comics as he embarks on an extraordinary adventure spanning historical and political events, and thrilling mysteries. Still selling over 100,000 copies every year in the UK and having been adapted for the silver screen by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson in 2011. The Adventures of Tintin continue to charm more than 80 years after they first found their way into publication. Since then an estimated 230 million copies have been sold, proving that comic books have the same power to entertain children and adults in the 21st century as they did in the early 20th. |
| Reading Program Note |
Premier's Reading Challenge 5-6. |
| Language note |
Translated from the French. |
| Subjects |
Tintin (Fictitious character) Comic books, strips, etc |
| Meteorites -- Comic books, strips, etc |
| Adventure and adventurers -- Comic books, strips, etc |
| Genre |
Graphic novels |
| Premier's Reading Challenge 5-6 |
| Other Names |
Lonsdale-Cooper, Leslie translator. |
| Turner, Michael R translator. |
| Series |
Adventures of Tintin 10. |
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