Maria's Island

Price:£5.49
(as of Oct 06, 2024 22:03:41 UTC – Details)


A dramatic and moving story set in the same world as the international bestseller The Island from the celebrated novelist Victoria Hislop.
The absorbing story of the Cretan village of Plaka and the tiny, deserted island of Spinalonga – Greece’s former leper colony – is told to us by Maria Petrakis, one of the children in the original version of The Island. She tells us of the ancient and misunderstood disease of leprosy, exploring the themes of stigma, shame and the treatment of those who are different, which are as relevant for children as adults. Gill Smith’s rich, full-colour illustrations will transport the reader to the timeless and beautiful Greek landscape and Mediterranean seascape.


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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B092MPL3MV
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Walker Books (3 Jun. 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 76270 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 86 pages

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Price:£5.49
(as of Oct 06, 2024 22:03:41 UTC – Details)


A dramatic and moving story set in the same world as the international bestseller The Island from the celebrated novelist Victoria Hislop.
The absorbing story of the Cretan village of Plaka and the tiny, deserted island of Spinalonga – Greece’s former leper colony – is told to us by Maria Petrakis, one of the children in the original version of The Island. She tells us of the ancient and misunderstood disease of leprosy, exploring the themes of stigma, shame and the treatment of those who are different, which are as relevant for children as adults. Gill Smith’s rich, full-colour illustrations will transport the reader to the timeless and beautiful Greek landscape and Mediterranean seascape.


From the Publisher

inside imageinside image

Cover imageCover image

Inside image - GreeceInside image - Greece

Love, separation and stigmaLove, separation and stigma

Inside image 2Inside image 2

Inside image 1Inside image 1

Inside image 3Inside image 3

Arriving a SpinalongaArriving a Spinalonga

DancingDancing

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B092MPL3MV
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Walker Books (3 Jun. 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 76270 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 86 pages

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