King Matt The First
$27.20
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2015
Summary
‘A masterpiece. We need King Matt now, in our world, more than ever’ - Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are
‘Children! I, Matt the First, appeal for your help in carrying out my reforms’
Little Matt becomes King Matt when he is just a young boy. He can barely even read or write and he certainly doesn’t know anything about governing a country. What should he do? What would you do?
Ignoring his grown-up ministers, he builds the finest zoo in the world and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784870539 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1784870536 |
| Author: | Janusz Korczak |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2015 |
| Weight: | 312g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 131mm x 188mm |
| Audience Age: | 9-11 |
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Critics Review
Unforgettable to the last full stop. One of the great classics
Unforgettable to the last full stop. One of the great classics – Michael Morpurgo, Children’s Laureate
Janusz Korczak is an important writer… His message is still relevant today, that children matter; indeed that they should be a priority in our culture, because it’s only with a child’s imagination that grown-ups can begin to conceive a better world – Yann Martel, author of ‘Life of Pi’
Absolutely wonderful. A gripping and classic entertainment from start to shocking finish. Definitely a book for all ages – Matt Haig, author of ‘The Last Family in England’
The spirit of Korczak, living on, could make a better world for all humans * Publisher’s Weekly *
Droll and melancholy, wry and touching, King Matt is a fable that offers a fierce, truthful picture of children struggling to make sense of grown-up nonsense… This small masterpiece is a rare tribute to the psychological depth and marvellous workings of a child’s heart and mind – Maurice Sendak, author of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’
For the world today, Janusz Korczak is a symbol of true religion and true morality – Pope John Paul II
A rediscovered kid’s fantasy to enthral a new generation. Nearly seven decades before a kid named Harry pottered about with magic, Janusz Korczak’s orphan boy King Matt the First captivated children all across Europe. Matt’s message of hope shines past Korczak’s tragic end in 1942 at a Nazi death camp with 200 Jewish orphans he refused to abandon * Parade *
Matt is clearly an ancestor of Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s Little Prince * San Francisco Chronicle *
Janusz Korczak
Janusz Korczak
Janusz Korczak (1878–1942) was a Polish physician and educator renowned for his extensive writings and passionate advocacy for children. During his lifetime, his fiction was as widely recognized as Peter Pan, and his non-fiction works conveyed powerful messages about child rights.
During the Second World War, the Jewish orphanage Korczak directed was moved to the Warsaw Ghetto. Despite opportunities to escape due to his public profile, Korczak remained steadfastly committed to the children under his care. He tragically died alongside them at Treblinka.
Korczak’s legacy endures, particularly within the field of education. Janusz Korczak societies, dedicated to promoting his ideals, exist in over a dozen countries.
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