Ambrus, Victor G.

Overview

Works:	672 works in 1,846 publications in 7 languages and 52,687 library holdings
Genres:	Juvenile works Fiction History Folklore Fairy tales Biography Historical fiction Sea stories Short stories Picture books
Roles:	Author, Illustrator, Creator, Other, Translator, Author of introduction, Editor
Classifications:	PZ10.3.S38, FIC

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Victor G Ambrus

The telling line : essays on fifteen contemporary book illustrators by Douglas Martin( Book )
Windfall by K. M Peyton( Book )
Battlefield panoramas : from the siege of Troy to D-Day by Victor G Ambrus( Book )
Sea fever by K. M Peyton( Book )
Victor Ambrus : Hungarian-English Children's Author, Illustrator, Artist designer ; Aug. 19, 1935 -( Visual )

The World of English picture books( Book )

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Most widely held works by Victor G Ambrus

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell( Book )

31 editions published between 1938 and 2003 in 5 languages and held by 1,170 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A story told from the horse's point of view about what it was like to be entirely dependent on humans, whether they were kind or cruel

The Iliad by Nick McCarty( Book )

14 editions published between 1997 and 2004 in English and held by 994 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Retells the events of the war between Greece and the city of Troy, focusing on Achilles' quarrel with Agamemnon. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary

The mystery of Stonehenge by Franklyn M Branley( Book )

5 editions published between 1969 and 1972 in English and held by 944 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Combines the efforts of several modern scientists to explain the ancient mystery of Stonehenge; who built it and why? How was it built and when?

Shakespeare and Macbeth : the story behind the play by Stewart Ross( Book )

5 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 871 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

We are transported to Shakespeare's time and the story is told of how he wrote one of his greatest plays

The Canterbury tales by Geraldine McCaughrean( Book )

16 editions published between 1984 and 2001 in English and Spanish and held by 831 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Pilgrims en route to Canterbury England pass the time by telling one another stories

Tales of King Arthur by James Riordan( Book )

14 editions published between 1982 and 1992 in English and held by 816 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Twelve of the best-known tales of King Arthur and his knights, retold from Malory's "Morte d'Arthur" and other medieval sources

Santa Claus forever! by Carolyn Haywood( Book )

6 editions published between 1983 and 1988 in English and held by 795 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Julemanden beslutter sig for at gå på pension, men da han opdager, at hans efterfølger styres af kommercielle interesser, ombestemmer han sig

Flambards by K. M Peyton( Book )

18 editions published between 1968 and 1998 in 3 languages and held by 770 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A twelve-year-old orphan girl is faced with a radically different way of life when she is sent to live with a crippled, tyrannical uncle who is obsessed with hounds and horses and who expects her and his two sons to follow in his footsteps

Favorite tales from Shakespeare by Bernard Miles( Book )

11 editions published between 1976 and 1988 in English and held by 675 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Adaptations into story form of five of Shakespeare's plays

Robin Hood, his life and legend by Bernard Miles( Book )

8 editions published between 1979 and 1989 in English and held by 667 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Chronicles the life and adventures of Robin Hood who, with his band of followers, lived as an outlaw in Sherwood Forest dedicated to fight against tyranny

The three poor tailors by Victor G Ambrus( Book )

17 editions published between 1965 and 1976 in English and held by 667 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A Hungarian folktale in which three tailors take a trip to town on a nannygoat

The Odyssey by Geraldine McCaughrean( Book )

8 editions published between 1993 and 1999 in English and held by 664 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A retelling of Homer's epic that describes the wanderings of Odysseus after the fall of Troy

A valentine fantasy by Carolyn Haywood( Book )

2 editions published in 1976 in English and held by 646 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A tale of how Valentine's Day came into existence and of how the heart became its symbol

The bushbabies by William Stevenson( Book )

8 editions published between 1965 and 1985 in English and Dutch and held by 612 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Waargebeurd verhaal over een ondernemend blank meisje, dat bij haar familie wegloopt en samen met haar aapje en een negerhoofdman een spannende tocht door Kenia onderneemt

Moby Dick, or, The white whale by Geraldine McCaughrean( Book )

7 editions published between 1996 and 1998 in English and held by 564 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A young seaman joins the crew of the whaling ship Pequod, led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in pursuit of the white whale Moby Dick

Drawing animals by Victor G Ambrus( Book )

26 editions published between 1989 and 2006 in English and Chinese and held by 559 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of practical tips on how to draw wild and domestic animals, with examples ranging from dogs to ostriches to donkeys

Tales from the Arabian nights by James Riordan( Book )

19 editions published between 1963 and 1985 in English and held by 553 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Nine of the tales told by Shaharazad to enchant the cruel sultan and stop him from executing her as he had his other daily wives

Eric the Red : the Viking adventurer by Neil Grant( Book )

9 editions published between 1997 and 2009 in English and held by 552 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Presents the saga of the Norse explorer who settled Greenland

Flambards in summer by K. M Peyton( Book )

16 editions published between 1968 and 1999 in English and Japanese and held by 551 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

After her husband is killed in the war in 1916, twenty-one-year-old Christina returns to take care of the deserted estate where she grew up. Sequel to "Flambards" and "The Edge of the Cloud."

The farthest-away mountain by Lynne Reid Banks( Book )

7 editions published between 1976 and 2004 in English and held by 550 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A girl embarks on a dangerous adventure to fulfill her three desires: to visit the farthest-away mountain, to meet a gargoyle, and to find a prince for a husband

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