Description |
288 pages ; 21 cm |
Summary |
During a fight at home, young Max flees and runs away into the woods. He finds a boat there, jumps in, and ends up on the open sea, destination unknown. He lands on the island of the Wild Things, and soon he becomes their king. But things get complicated when Max realizes that the Wild Things want as much from him as he wants from them. Based loosely on the storybook by Maurice Sendak and the screenplay co-written with Spike Jonze |
Notes |
"Adapted from the illustrated book 'Where the wild things are' by Maurice Sendak, and based on the screenplay 'Where the wild things are' co-written by D.E. and Spike Jonze." |
Subject |
Runaway children -- Fiction.
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Voyages and travels -- Fiction
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Islands -- Fiction.
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Genre/Form |
Fantasy fiction.
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Bildungsromans.
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Movie novels.
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Author |
Sendak, Maurice.
Where the wild things are.
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Jonze, Spike.
Wild things.
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LC no. |
2010292917 |
ISBN |
9781934781616 hardback |
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1934781614 hardback |
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9781934781623 fur cover |
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1934781622 fur cover |
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