The Beak Speaks
Jeremy Strong(Author)
Puffin Books (Publisher)
Published on 7. August 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-14-131573-7 (ISBN)
Description
Mark is concerned that his dad has too much to do since his mum left - looking after him and his sister Tammy, the house and his vet's practice. He advertises for a girlfriend for his dad and soon the surgery is full of eager women, including the beautiful, but evil, Divine and her ugly henchman, Jaundice. This pair of crooks are smuggling animals and need a vet to look after them. Mark's dad is a sucker for Divine, but just to make sure of his help, she kidnaps the children. Luckily Mark has made friends with one of the smuggled chimps, Arnold Teabag, who is a bit of an escape artist, and the chimp brings help. The story is told alternatively by Mark and the family's wise-cracking pet mynah bird!
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Target group
Children/juvenile
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 199 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
122 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-131573-7 (9780141315737)
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Persons
Jeremy Strong, a former primary headteacher, has been writing for children for many years. He is very popular with children - he won the 1997 Children's Book Award for THE HUNDRED MILE-AN-HOUR DOG, and was shortlisted for MY GRANNY'S GREAT ESCAPE and MY MUM'S GOING TO EXPLODE. Jeremy lives in Wrotham, Kent.