Jane Ray’s sparkling, jewel-like illustrations are the perfect match for Diane Hofmeyr’s story, part fairytale, part history, set in 13th century Venice. Daniela is the daughter of one of Venice’s famous glassmakers and to her father’s dismay she’s always glum. Desperate to cheer her up he offers a glass palace to anyone who can make her smile.
Fire eaters, mask makers, trumpet players, even sausage stringers try and fail, until a young glassmaker creates a beautiful looking glass, a new invention. Seeing her gloomy face in the mirror, Daniela smiles then laughs uproariously, and soon the whole city joins in. A satisfying story with a lesson for us all, and the scenes of Venice, people and palaces, are beautiful. ~ Andrea Reece
Daniela the glassmaker's daughter is grumpy and never smiles. Her father promises a beautiful glass palace to anyone who can make her laugh. People come from far and wide to try their luck in amusing Daniela.
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Daniela the glassmaker's daughter is grumpy and never smiles. Her father promises a beautiful glass palace to anyone who can make her laugh.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Glassmaker's Daughter and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
The Glassmaker's Daughter features in the following genres: Featured Books for 5+ readers, Recommendations, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Traditional Tales, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
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The Glassmaker's Daughter was written by Dianne Hofmeyr and published by Frances Lincoln Childrens Books an imprint of Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
The Glassmaker's Daughter has 32 pages
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. Temporarily Out Of Stock.
