Erik Blegvad

About The Author

Erik Blegvad was born in Denmark and studied at the School of Applied Arts in Copenhagen. Mr. Blegvad has illustrated more than one hundred children's books, including Twelve Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, Riddle Road by Elizabeth Spires, Hurry, Hurry, Mary Dear! by N. M. Bodecker, and Sea Clocks: The Story of Longitude by Louise Borden. The Blegvads divide their time between England, France, and Wardsboro, Vermont.

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Books by Erik Blegvad

Sea Clocks

The Story of Longitude

By Louise Borden

Illustrated by Erik Blegvad

"For hundreds of years ships had been sailing to places far and near without really knowing where they were!"

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