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Jack Slater, Monster Investigator
John Dougherty
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Description for Jack Slater, Monster Investigator
Paperback. Jack is an official monster investigator - licensed to hunt out monsters, who turn up under beds and terrorize small children. Armed with a high-power torch (monsters hate the light), a pocketful of spare batteries and a much-loved teddy, he sets off down to Monster Underworld when news reaches his ears that the monsters are on the march. Series: Jack Slater. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AH; YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 196 x 133 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
Jack Slater is an official Monster Investigator - licensed to hunt out monsters who turn up under beds and terrorize small children (and his parents!). Armed with a high-power torch (monsters hate the light), a pocketful of spare batteries and a much-loved teddy (there is nothing monsters hate more than a favourite childhood toy), he sets off down to Monster Underworld when news reaches his ears that the monsters are on the march. They're getting organized and no-one, not even the Prime Minister in Downing Street, is safe any more...
Jack Slater is an official Monster Investigator - licensed to hunt out monsters who turn up under beds and terrorize small children (and his parents!). Armed with a high-power torch (monsters hate the light), a pocketful of spare batteries and a much-loved teddy (there is nothing monsters hate more than a favourite childhood toy), he sets off down to Monster Underworld when news reaches his ears that the monsters are on the march. They're getting organized and no-one, not even the Prime Minister in Downing Street, is safe any more...
Product Details
Publisher
Random House Children's Publishers UK United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
Jack Slater
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552553728
SKU
V9780552553728
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About John Dougherty
JOHN DOUGHERTY lives in London. A supply teacher with plenty of experience of classroom activities in primary education, he is also a singer-songwriter with one CD already available - and has appeared on TV when his living room was designed in a Gothic style by Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen. In 2004, he also ran the London Marathon to raise funds for a charity to help children in care. This is his third book for the Young Corgi list. His first, ZEUS ON THE LOOSE, was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award and JACK SLATER was shortlisted for the Ottaker's Children's Book Award, pre-publication.
Reviews for Jack Slater, Monster Investigator
A clever story, cleverly told
Mike Maran
Carousel
The inventive illustrations, clever jokes and intriguing charaters, make this a thrilling adventure that strong readers will enjoy
Children's Books Ireland
Plays to every youngster's fantasy of tipping child-parent relations on their head . . . This story is perfect for children still afraid of the dark, turning fear into laughter
Eastern Daily Press
Jack is an engaging hero and his various scrapes and adventures are scary enough to be read by torchlight beneath the covers . . . An engaging first book in what could be a long series
Dundee Evening Telegraph
Mike Maran
Carousel
The inventive illustrations, clever jokes and intriguing charaters, make this a thrilling adventure that strong readers will enjoy
Children's Books Ireland
Plays to every youngster's fantasy of tipping child-parent relations on their head . . . This story is perfect for children still afraid of the dark, turning fear into laughter
Eastern Daily Press
Jack is an engaging hero and his various scrapes and adventures are scary enough to be read by torchlight beneath the covers . . . An engaging first book in what could be a long series
Dundee Evening Telegraph