I, Houdini
Will be published approx. on 4. March 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-00-734153-5 (ISBN)
Description
Houdini is no ordinary hamster. He is an escapologist with an exceptional talent for getting out of cages and urge to escape leads him to all kinds of adventures...
New edition published into the First Modern Classics list, fantastic stories for young readers.
He may look like a small, furry pet, but really he is a Wild Creature - a freedom-loving hamster with a life-long passion for escape and a yearning for the Great Outside, leaving chaos and destruction as he goes.
He tells his hilarious adventures with great intelligence and no modesty - for the world beyond carpets and floorboards can be a terrifying place...
New edition published into the First Modern Classics list, fantastic stories for young readers.
He may look like a small, furry pet, but really he is a Wild Creature - a freedom-loving hamster with a life-long passion for escape and a yearning for the Great Outside, leaving chaos and destruction as he goes.
He tells his hilarious adventures with great intelligence and no modesty - for the world beyond carpets and floorboards can be a terrifying place...
Reviews / Votes
Praise for Harry the Poisonous Centipede"A real ground level story that rockets along on hundreds of legs...Bug fans will love this."
Kidstuff School Books RTE Guide
Praise for Angela and Diabola
"Couldn't put it down."
Time Out
"A worthy successor to Roald Dahl... children will be hammering on the bookshop door to get it."
Treasure Islands, Radio 4
"...a wonderful mix of horror and humour."
The Sunday Telegraph
Praise for The Indian in the Cupboard
"Enthralling and hair-raising reading."
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More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 to 9 years
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 199 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
163 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-734153-5 (9780007341535)
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Person
Lynne Reid Banks was born in London in 1929. She was an actress in the early 1950s and later became one of the first two women TV News reporters in Britain. She is a best-selling author for both children and adults, and has written over thirty books, including The L-Shaped Room.