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The Incredible Book Eating Boy
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The mouth-watering new book from acclaimed author illustrator, Oliver Jeffers. Henry loves books… but not like you and I. He loves to EAT books! This exciting story follows the trials and tribulations of a boy with a voracious appetite for books.Henry discovers his unusual taste by...
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The mouth-watering new book from acclaimed author illustrator, Oliver Jeffers.
Description
The mouth-watering new book from acclaimed author illustrator, Oliver Jeffers.
Henry loves books… but not like you and I. He loves to EAT books! This exciting story follows the trials and tribulations of a boy with a voracious appetite for books.
Henry discovers his unusual taste by mistake one day, and is soon swept up in his new-found passion – gorging on every delicious book in sight! And better still, he realises that the more books he eats, the smarter he gets. Henry dreams of becoming the Incredible Book Eating Boy; the smartest boy in the world!
But a book-eating diet isn’t the healthiest of habits, as Henry soon finds out…
Product Details
INFORMATION
Barcode: 9780007182312
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 March 2007
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: HarperCollins
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Length: 2.0mm
Width: 220.0mm
Height: 280.0mm
Weight: 180g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Oliver Jeffers is a fresh new talent in picture books. He graduated from The University of Ulster in 2001 with First Class honours and has since exhibited his paintings around the world. He works as a freelance illustrator and this is his third picture book project.
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