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Brave Jack and the Unicorn

McNaughton, JanetTooke, Susan(Illustrated by)
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Neither handsome nor clever, Jack the youngest of three brothers causes his widowed mother much concern. The family is convinced he is nothing but a fool. When his brothers go off to seek their fortune and dont return, Jack is sent to find them. Along the way he performs good deeds for helpless creatures, who repay his kindness in magical ways. Hearing of an evil magician who controls the life of the princess, Jack poses as a suitor and faces three tests but can he find the elusive unicorn and save the princess from her fate?

Acclaimed Newfoundland author Janet McNaughton tells a classic tale of good and evil, accompanied by Susan Tookes illuminating paintings, rich with influences from the Middle Ages, Celtic symbolism, and Newfoundlands breathtaking coastal landscape.

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Product Details
Tundra Books
0887766773 / 9780887766770
Hardback
12/04/2005
32 pages
152 x 229 mm, 454 grams