{"product_id":"9781877578946","title":"Snark: Being a True History of the Expedition That Discovered the Snark and the Jabberwock ... and Its Tragic Aftermath","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2017 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults Margaret Mahy Book of the Year and Russell Clark Award for Illustration.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eGabriel Clutch was a thief and a liar but he was right about one thing. He told me he had a great secret in his collection that would shake the literary world to its roots if it ever got out …' So begins the delightfully dark Snark, a tumultous romp through worlds created by Lewis Carroll and here brought to life through the vivid imaginings and fabulous art of award-winning author and illustrator David Elliot. What exactly did happen to the Snark expedition? Did his dagger-proof coat protect the Beaver from the Butcher? What befell the Boots in the Tulgey Wood? Who fell foul of the Jabberwock? The Bandersnatch? The Jub-Jub Bird? And, finally, the big question: what precisely is a SNARK …? David Elliot's hero, the Boots, here reveals the whole truth for the first time, from his recruitment to the Snark expedition, to his return from a journey of unimaginable, death-defying adventure ... In this charming book for grown-up children of all ages, David Elliot is at his spellbinding and artistic best. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Otago University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043495067888,"sku":"9781877578946","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781877578946_p0.jpg?v=1763603194","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781877578946","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}