Esio trot
Dahl, Roald, 1916-200104UU
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A shy man, Mr Hoppy has only the courage for polite conversation with Mrs Silver, as she tends her pet tortoise Alfie, on the balcony below. But, when he learns that her dearest wish is for Alfie to grow bigger, he hatches a plan involving a giant pair of metal claws and 140 tortoises.
Main title:
Esio trot / Roald Dahl; Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
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Edition:
New ed.
Imprint:
London : Puffin Books, 2001.
Collation:
64 p. : b&w, ill., line ; 20x13x0 cm.
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Notes:
Paperback; B-format paperback.
Audience:
Interest age level: 8+.
Biography/History:
Roald Dahl, the best-loved of children's writers, was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. After school in England he went to work for Shell in Africa. He began to write after "a monumental bash on the head", sustained as an RAF pilot in World War II. Roald Dahl died in 1990.
ISBN:
9780141311333 (pbk)0141311339 (pbk)
Dewey class:
JF
Language:
English
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BRN:
146096
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