Title The wooden treasure / Frédéric Marais.

Publication Info.

New York : Reycraft Books, 2021.

Copies

Location	Call No.	Status
Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Children's Department	J PIC. BK MARAIS, F.	Storage
Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Children's Department	P MARAIS	Check Shelf

Edition	First hardcover edition.
Description	1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 33 cm
Note	Originally published in French as Pousseur de bois.
	Translation arranged through Syllables Agency, France.
	"Inspired by the life of Mir Malik Sultan Khan (1905-1966), a gifted Indian chess player who learned to play as a boy and, during his short time playing internationally, was considered the strongest chess master from Asia."--Last page.
Summary	"Long ago, in a country far away, a mysterious stranger surprises a poor boy with an unusual gift: wooden chess pieces. With this unexpected treasure, the boy embarks on a world of adventure. What will he discover?"--Inside front jacket flap.
Subject	Chess -- Juvenile fiction.
	Chess players -- India -- Juvenile fiction.
	Chessmen -- Fiction.
	Chess -- Tournaments -- Fiction.
	Gifts -- Fiction.
	Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction.
	Chess. (OCoLC)fst00853777
	Chess players. (OCoLC)fst00853811
	India. (OCoLC)fst01210276
Genre/Form	Biographical fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726537
	Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
	Picture books. (OCoLC)fst01726789
	Biographical fiction.
	Picture books.
ISBN	9781478870357
	1478870354

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