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Sally Gardner
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Publisher | Orion | ||
ISBN | 978-140911573 | ||
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Vicky
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Synopsis
Each of the Magical Children stories is about a child with a special gift. In THE INVISIBLE BOY, Sam is left in the care of the horrible Hilda Hardbottom when his parents go missing on a trip to the moon, and makes friends with a little alien calls Splodge who shows him how to become invisible. THE STRONGEST GIRL IN THE WORLD is about Josie Jenkins, aged 8, who suddenly finds that she can lift up a double decker bus with no effort at all, and learns to live with the vicissitudes of fame and fortune. And THE BOY WHO COULD FLY is Thomas Top, who is granted a birthday wish by the Fat Fairy and finds that his new talent has a wonderful effect on his whole life.
Review
Andrew Sachs and Emilia Fox are brilliant at reading Sally Gardner's stories - I found myself being drawn into them very quickly. They have good morals, show us the importance of family relationships and are fun to listen to, and the child I most wanted to be was Thomas in The Boy Who Wanted to Fly! Just think you caould fly anywhere in the world and your carbon foot print would be zero!!
Very much enjoyed listening to these well crafted stories and highly recommend them for the 3-9 age group.
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