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allegory for young readers
Author_Andri Snaer Magnason
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caring for nature
Category=YFC
Category=YFH
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children's environmental fantasy
children's fantasy
climate change for children
eco story for kids
environmental awareness
environmental picture book
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ethical story for kids
fairy tale for modern readers
fantasy adventure
forthcoming
friendship and courage
friendship story
illustrated children's book
illustrated fable
imaginative storytelling
kindness and generosity
magical adventure
middle grade fiction
modern classic children's book
modern fable
morality tale
parable for children
perfect for ages 7 to 11
philosophical children's story
planet earth story
planet story
read-aloud book
story about consequences
story about greed and selfishness
story of the blue planet
sustainability for children
teaching empathy and kindness
thought-provoking children's book
timeless classic for children
whimsical adventure
world of imagination
Product details
- ISBN 9781782696025
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 02 Jul 2026
- Publisher: Pushkin Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Brimir and Hulda are best friends, living on a beautiful blue planet where there are no grown-ups, life is wild and free,and each day is more exciting than the last. Until, one day, a rocket ship piloted by a strange-looking adult named Gleesome Goodday crashes on the beach. He promises to make life a hundred times more fun-with flying-powder, and coated skin so that no one ever has to bathe again-and even nails the sun to their sky.But Hulda and Brimir soon discover that their endless fun has consequences they could never have imagined. Could it be that Gleesome Goodday is not everything he seems?
An extraordinary adventure of magic and generosity, and a beautifully simple tale of selfishness and sacrifice, The Story of the Blue Planet will delight and challenge readers of every age.
Andri Snaer Magnason is one of Iceland's most celebrated young writers. In 2002 Love Star was named "Novel of the Year" by Icelandic booksellers and received the DV Literary Award and a nomination to the Icelandic Literary Prize. The Story of the Blue Planet-now published or performed in 22 countries-was the first children's book to receive the Icelandic Literary Prize and was also the recipient of the Janusz Korczak Honorary Award and the West Nordic Children's Book Prize. Andri is the winner of the 2010 Kairos Award.
