The House That Jack Built |
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| Author:
| Bishop, Gavin |
| ISBN: | 978-1-877467-60-8 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2012 |
| Publisher: | Gecko Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $27.99 |
Book Description:
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The House that Jack Built is a complex weaving together of the nursery rhyme with the cultural, historical and environmental context.The illustrations are rich, evocative and complex, and reward being looked at again and again. The House that Jack Built is a book with two strands. The main rhythmic text, based on the well-known rhyme, tells the story of Jack Bull, who travels to New Zealand from London as a new settler in 1798.
The House that Jack Built is a complex weaving together of the nursery rhyme with the cultural, historical and environmental context.The illustrations are rich, evocative and complex, and reward being looked at again and again. The House that Jack Built is a book with two strands. The main rhythmic text, based on the well-known rhyme, tells the story of Jack Bull, who travels to New Zealand from London as a new settler in 1798.