Today we have two covers from Pierre Labat's Le Merveilleux Royaume (The Marvellous Kingdom).
Labat had earlier served in the French army during World War II, earning the Croix de Guerre for acts of bravery. He also worked with Cousteau who wrote the following about him: "Labat is one of those men who have to fulfill the most beautiful mission: that of dazzling youth by leading them to conquer the splendours of Nature, to reveal to them the deep joys of effort." His death occurred while diving the wreck of the Arroyo near Toulon. He was just 29 years old.
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The French cover is by Pierre Joubert (1910-2002) who also had a long association with the scouts. You can read a bit more about him here.
The cover to the English edition was painted by Desmond Knight. Unfortunately, apart from a few more credits, I haven't been able to find out anything about him.
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