The Greatest Treasure of Charlemagne the King by Nadia Wheatley
The Greatest Treasure of Charlemagne the King by Nadia Wheatley
The Greatest Treasure of Charlemagne the King by Nadia Wheatley
The Greatest Treasure of Charlemagne the King by Nadia Wheatley

The Greatest Treasure of Charlemagne the King by Nadia Wheatley

Illustrated by Deborah Klein

*CBCA Notable Book, 1997

The Emperor Charlemagne is rich and powerful, but he is also lonely and bored. So he sends his courtiers out to find him a treasure that will make him happy for the rest of his life.  

The surprising hero of this quest proves to be a monk, who not only teaches the emperor to read but goes on to found a library that rescues Europe from the Dark Ages.

 This imaginative re-telling of history is a fable for our times, which speaks to everyone who values books and reading.

Condition: Ex-library copy in very good condition with library stamps and stickers
Format: Hardcover
Age: 7+

Nadia Wheatley (born 30 April 1949) is an Australian writer whose work includes picture books, novels, biography and history. Perhaps best known for her classic picture book My Place (illustrated by Donna Rawlins), the author's biography of Charmian Clift was described by critic Peter Craven as 'one of the greatest Australian biographies'. Another book by Wheatley is A Banner Bold, a historical novel.

While some of the author's books for children and young adults have been honoured in the annual awards of the Children's Book Council of Australia, in 2014 Nadia was nominated by IBBY Australia for the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing — the highest international recognition given to a living author whose complete works have made a lasting contribution to children's literature.

In 2014 Wheatley was admitted by the University of Sydney to the degree of Doctor of Letters (honoris causa), in recognition of 'her exceptional creative achievements in the field of children's and adult literature, her work as a historian and her contribution to our understanding of Indigenous issues, cultural diversity, equity and social justice and the environment through story'.

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