| ISBN |
9781405206327 (paperback) |
| 9781405208208 (hardback) |
| Name |
Hergé, 1907-1983 author, illustrator. |
| Uniform title |
Les Bijoux de la Castafiore. English |
| Title |
The Castafiore emerald / Hergé ; [translated by Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper and Michael Turner]. |
| Published |
London : Egmont Books, 2003. |
| ©1963 |
| Description |
62 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 30 cm. |
| Notes |
First published in Great Britain : Methuen Children's Books, 1963. |
| Summary |
When Captain Haddock meets a gipsy palm reader, he dismisses a forewarning about a beautiful lady's stolen jewels. But when the famous opera singer Bianca Castafiore suddenly descends on Marlinspike Hall, the gipsy's prediction seems to be all too real. Can Tintin catch the emerald thief? |
| Target audience note |
9-12 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 |
| Palmistry -- Comic books, strips, etc |
| Jewelry -- Comic books, strips, etc |
| Thieves -- Comic books, strips, etc |
| Premier's Reading Challenge 5-6 |
| Genre |
Graphic novels |
| Other Names |
Turner, Michael R translator. |
| Lonsdale-Cooper, Leslie translator. |
| Series |
Aventures de Tintin. English 21. |
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