Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind: Volume 1 -- Hayao Miyazaki

<b>An epic fantasy tale written and illustrated by the legendary director Hayao Miyazaki!</b> <p/>In a long-ago war, humankind set off a devastating ecological disaster. Thriving indistrial societies disappeared. The earth is slowly submerging beneath the expanding Sea of Corruption, an enormous toxic forest that creates mutant insects and releases a miasma of poisonous spores into the air.At the periphery of the sea, tiny kingdoms are scattered on tiny parcels of land. Here lies the Valley of the Wind, a kingdom of barely 500 citizens; a nation given fragile protection from the decaying sea's poisons by the ocean breezes; and home to Nausicaä. <p/>Nausicaä, a young princess, has an empathic bond with the giant Ohmu insects and animals of every creed. She fights to create tolerance, understanding and patience among empires that are fighting over the world's remaining precious natural resources.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Hayao Miyazaki<br><b>Publisher:</b> Viz Media<br><b>Published:</b> 02/11/2004<br><b>Pages:</b> 130<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.55lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 10.18h x 7.16w x 0.38d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781591164081<br><b>Age Range:</b> 13-17<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Library Journal</i> 07/01/2004 pg. 62<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Hayao Miyazaki is one of Japan's most beloved animation directors. In 2005 he was awarded the Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement, and his Studio Ghibli recei