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The Shopping Basket
John Burningham
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Description for The Shopping Basket
Paperback. An ordinary trip to the shop becomes an extraordinary adventure for Steven as he encounters all sorts of hazards on his way home and has to use his wits to overcome them. By the author of "Oi! Get Off Our Train", "Granpa" and "Borka, the Adventures of a Goose with no Feathers". Illustrator(s): Burningham, John. Num Pages: 32 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 5AF; YBC; YFB. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 280 x 215 x 3. Weight in Grams: 182.
Steven is sent out for groceries on to the mean street of the city with only a shopping basket for protection. There are several shady characters about who are offering to lighten the load of the basket by helping themselves to his provisions! Stephen's having none of it and with the help of some of the city's less attractive sights he outsmarts all of them and makes it home in time for tea. With the pictures telling as much of the story as the text, children and adults alike will appreciate the humour and observations from this well known children's ... Read more
Steven is sent out for groceries on to the mean street of the city with only a shopping basket for protection. There are several shady characters about who are offering to lighten the load of the basket by helping themselves to his provisions! Stephen's having none of it and with the help of some of the city's less attractive sights he outsmarts all of them and makes it home in time for tea. With the pictures telling as much of the story as the text, children and adults alike will appreciate the humour and observations from this well known children's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Random House Children's Publishers UK United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
Number of Pages
32
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099899303
SKU
V9780099899303
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Ref
99-15
About John Burningham
John Burningham was born in 1936. He studied illustration at the Central School of Art. His first children's book, Borka, was published in 1963, and it was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal as the best illustrated book of the year. John Burningham collaborated with Ian Fleming on Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang, designing the model of the famous car. He lived in London with ... Read more
Reviews for The Shopping Basket
A classic story
Nursery World
One of the best writers in the business
Financial Times
The language of children is Burningham's
TES
Nursery World
One of the best writers in the business
Financial Times
The language of children is Burningham's
TES