Badger On The Barge
Published on 4. December 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-4063-0130-4 (ISBN)
Description
Set in the north-west of England, each of these powerful stories abounds with absorbing situations and memorable characters. Meet cussed, rebellious Miss Brady, who lives with a badger on a barge; the reviled old shepherd, Reicker; Sally Beck, a topiary gardener with an extraordinary past; the reclusive Egg Man; proudly independent Jakey...and the young people whose lives they profoundly affect.
Reviews / Votes
"One of the most exciting and talented writers we have." Philip Pullman "An amazingly gifted writer." The Times Educational Supplement"More details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
274 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4063-0130-4 (9781406301304)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Howker Janni
Badger On The Barge
Book
01/2003
Walker Books Ltd
€26.18
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Person
Janni Howker is an award-winning author. Her work includes The Nature of the Beast, winner of the Whitbread Children's Novel Award, winner of the Young Observer Teenage Fiction Prize and Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal; Isaac Campion, shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal; and Martin Farrell. Her non-fiction picture book Walk with a Wolf was shortlisted for the Kurt Maschler Award and the TES Junior Information Book Award. She lives in Cumbria with her son and a variety of animals.