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Asterix and the Secret Weapon

#29 Asterix

Albert Uderzo Albert Uderzo

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French
Orion
01 May 2002
Series: Asterix
A woman bard is unheard-of in Ancient Gaul - but when the mothers in Asterix and Obelix's little village decide that besides being a terrible musician Cacofonix, the local bard and school-teacher, is not educating their children properly, it's Bravura they call in. The men of the village are horrified at first, but Bravura proves a useful ally in countering Julius Caesar's secret weapon - the Roman leader has sent in a troop of female legionaries, relying on the chivalrous Gauls not to fight women. But Bravura has no such scruples, and together with Asterix thinks up a good idea. Even Cacofonix's music comes into its own...

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Illustrated by:   Albert Uderzo
Imprint:   Orion
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 294mm,  Width: 209mm,  Spine: 5mm
Weight:   238g
ISBN:   9780752847771
ISBN 10:   0752847775
Series:   Asterix
Pages:   48
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 8 to 11 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children/juvenile ,  7-9 years ,  English as a second language ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Author Website:   www.asterix.tm.fr/english/

Rene Goscinny was born in Paris in 1926, and spent most of his childhood in Argentina, before eventually moving to Paris in 1951. He died in 1977. Albert Uderzo was born in 1927 in a small village in Marne, France. He met Rene Goscinny in 1951 and on 29 October 1959 their most famous creation, Asterix, made his first appearance on page 20 of Pilote. Asterix the Gaul, their first album, was published in 1961 and there have now been 33 Asterix albums. Rene Goscinny was born in Paris in 1926, and spent most of his childhood in Argentina, before eventually moving to Paris in 1951. He died in 1977.

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