{"product_id":"comet-in-moominland-vol-1-seconds","title":"Comet in Moominland (Vol 1) (seconds)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*****Pleae note reduced price for small rip at bottom of spine.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten and illustrated by Tove Jansson; Translated by Elizabeth Portch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Moomintroll learns that a comet will be passing by, he and his friend Sniff travel to the Observatory on the Lonely Mountains to consult the Professors. Along the way, they have many adventures, but the greatest adventure of all awaits them when they learn that the comet is headed straight for their beloved Moominvalley.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecommended for Ages 8-12.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoftcover, 192 Pages. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSquare Fish, an Imprint of MacMillan Publishing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/us.macmillan.com\/excerpt?isbn=9780312608880\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRead an excerpt from the book here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review-details\" id=\"reviewsList\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sf-product__reviews-full\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sf-product__content-title\"\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"sf-author__bio\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sf-product__content-subtitle\"\u003eWritten and illustrated by Tove Jansson; Translated by Thomas Warburton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTove Jansson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1914–2001) was born in Helsinki and spent much of her life in Finland. She is the author of the Moomin books, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eComet in Moominland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinn Family Moomintroll\u003c\/i\u003e. Born into an artistic family—her father was a sculptor and her mother was a graphic designer and illustrator—Jansson studied at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, and L'École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In addition to her Moomin books, she also wrote several novels, drew comic strips and worked as a painter and illustrator. In 1966, she was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for her body of work. Jansson had a studio in Helsinki but spent most of her time at her home on a small island called Klovharu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MacMillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67701270642743,"sku":"ISBN 9780312608880 seconds","price":6.85,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/7597\/products\/9780312608880_87a2d834-a2d8-40a3-bcc8-0af86603ac8e.jpg?v=1629405899","url":"https:\/\/www.nest.ca\/products\/comet-in-moominland-vol-1-seconds","provider":"Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}