Zahrada
By Jiri Trnka
1962
First Published
4.53
Average Rating
109
Number of Pages
Children's book written and illustrated by the famous illustrator and puppeteer Jiří Trnka. Contains numerous color and black and white illustrations. Five boys meet five elephants and some wild, savage and uncivilized cat behind the Magic Gate.
Avg Rating
4.53
Number of Ratings
151
5 STARS
68%
4 STARS
20%
3 STARS
11%
2 STARS
2%
1 STARS
0%
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Author
Jiri Trnka
Author · 2 books
Jiří Trnka was a Czech puppet-maker, illustrator, motion-picture animator and film director. In addition to his extensive career as an illustrator, especially of children's books, he is best known for his work in animation with puppets, which began in 1946. Most of his movies were intended for adults and many were adaptations of literary works. Because of his influence in animation, he was called "the Walt Disney of Eastern Europe", despite the great differences between their works. He received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for illustrators in 1968, recognizing his career contribution to children's literature.
