I Was a Rat! Or, The Scarlet Slippers
$28.39
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
2 July 2018
Summary
An intriguing and exciting tale of chance and misfortune, sumptuously repackaged with new illustrations from Peter Bailey.
“I was a Rat!” Roger insists, and insists… In fact, when Bob the cobbler and his washerwoman wife, Joan, find the young boy abandoned on their doorstep, these are the only words he says. And he does have ratty behaviour, it’s true.
Staying with Bob and Joan, however, Roger learns quickly to behave more like a human child. They try to find his parents, but …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241326350 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241326354 |
| Author: | Philip Pullman, Peter Bailey |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Imprint: | Puffin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 2 July 2018 |
| Weight: | 182g |
| Dimensions: | 17mm x 129mm x 197mm |
| Audience Age: | 9-11 |
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Critics Review
[A] perfectly shaped story … a fairy tale, an adventure, a parody and certainly a book that shines
[A] perfectly shaped story … a fairy tale, an adventure, a parody and certainly a book that shines * Literacy and Learning *
Fairy tale, satire, slapstick humour and suspenseful melodrama … a glorious tale * Guardian *
A comic genius of children’s fiction * The Times *
Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman is one of the most highly respected children’s authors writing today. Winner of many prestigious awards, Pullman’s epic fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials has been acclaimed as a modern classic. He lives in Oxford.
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