King Matt The First

Janusz Korczak was a Polish physician and educator who wrote over twenty bookshis fiction was in his time as well known as Peter Pan and his nonfictionworks bor... » 

Janusz Korczak was a Polish physician and educator who wrote over twenty bookshis fiction was in his time as well known as Peter Pan and his nonfictionworks bore passionate messages of child advocacy. During World War II theJewish orphanage he directed was relocated to the Warsaw ghetto. AlthoughKorczaks celebrity afforded him many chances to escape he refused to abandonthe children. He was killed at Treblinka along with the children. KingMatt the First one of Korczaks most beloved tales is the story of a boy whobecomes king and sets out to reform his kingdom. He decrees that all childrenare to be given a piece of chocolate at the end of each day. He visits farawaylands and befriends cannibal kings. Whenever his ministers tell him somethingsimpossible he puts them in jail. He disguises himself as a soldier and becomesa hero. But as in real life fantasy is tempered by reality Matts fellowkings become jealous of his successand in the end Matt falls although itsclear that he was the greatest king there ever was. Now this rediscoveredclassic is available again and with a vibrant new cover by awardwinningartist Brian Selznick. This timeless tale shows that only through the honestyand spontaneity of children can grownups begin to imagine and to create abetter world. «