false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178819258m/840587.jpg 840587 5 Janusz Korczak was a Polish physician and educator who wrote over twenty books--his fiction was in his time as well known as <i>Peter Pan</i>, and his nonfiction works bore passionate messages of child advocacy. During World War II, the Jewish orphanage he directed was relocated to the Warsaw ghetto. Although Korczak's celebrity afforded him many chances to escape, he refused to abandon the children. He was killed at Treblinka along with the children.<br><br><i>King Matt the First</i>, one of Korczak's most beloved tales, is the story of a boy who becomes king and sets out to reform his kingdom. He decrees that all children are to be given a piece of chocolate at the end of each day. He visits faraway lands and befriends cannibal kings. Whenever his ministers tell him something's impossible, he puts them in jail. He disguises himself as a soldier and becomes a hero. But, as in real life, fantasy is tempered by reality:Matt's fellow kings become jealous of his success--and in the end, Matt falls, although it's clear that he was the greatest king there ever was.<br><br>Now this rediscovered classic is available again, and with a vibrant new cover by award-winning artist Brian Selznick. This timeless tale shows that only through the honesty and spontaneity of children can grown-ups begin to imagine and to create a better world. 826135 1923 King Matt the First total:107|5:22|4:34|3:35|2:7|1:9| 107 374 151 15 4 0 false false Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 16:30:55 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 16:30:55 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Jun 24 00:00:25 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 06 23:04:02 -0700 2007 4 1 false false Sun Mar 18 06:58:17 -0700 2007 Sun Mar 18 07:28:51 -0700 2007 1 0 true false Mon Mar 09 13:26:33 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 15:55:53 -0700 2009 1 (to many) more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Jun 05 08:40:12 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 08:43:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 1991 Fri May 01 11:57:12 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 11:57:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 21 21:29:35 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 21:30:53 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Feb 03 14:39:22 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 19:14:24 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 true false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Jan 18 14:18:59 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 18 14:24:13 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 16 08:41:25 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 16 08:42:51 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 17 09:33:40 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 17 09:34:46 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sat Jan 12 14:33:44 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 14:55:29 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Jul 21 05:12:05 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 05:13:55 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Jul 04 01:11:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 01:12:15 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 29 09:34:55 -0800 2007 Sun Jan 20 06:19:11 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Tue Nov 24 09:25:01 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 09:25:01 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 17 10:05:54 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 10:05:54 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Nov 17 08:37:36 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 08:37:46 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 13 18:35:27 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 18:37:50 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Oct 11 08:33:42 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 08:33:42 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=840587