The tears of the salamander
By: Peter Dickinson ; illustration by Ian Andrew
Contributors: Andrew, Ian, 1962-
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9781405020510
Subjects: Magic; Uncles; Fire; Choirboys; Juvenile fiction; Fiction; Salamanders; Singing; Orphans; History
Description: Mount Etna towers above the remote villa where Alfredo lives with his uncle after a fire wipes out his family. Deep within Etna swim the magical salamanders, and he must use his strange powers to protect them, destroy his uncle and control the explosive rage of the volcano.