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12%OFFAnnie Schmidt - Tow-Truck Pluck - 9781782691129 - V9781782691129
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Tow-Truck Pluck

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Description for Tow-Truck Pluck Hardback. Illustrator(s): Westendorp, Fiep. Translator(s): Colmer, David. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: YFA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 259 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 832.
Pluck has been driving all over town in his little red tow truck, looking for a home. When he finds out there's a room going free in the Pill Building he goes straight there and moves in. Right away he makes lots of friends, including Zaza the cockroach and Dolly the pigeon. Now his adventures can begin... Blending realistic characters with the fantastic, full of adventure and humour, Tow-Truck Pluck is an unforgettably offbeat children's classic in the vein of Roald Dahl's The BFG, and one of the Netherlands most popular children's books of all time.

Product Details

Publisher
Pushkin Children´s Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
832g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782691129
SKU
V9781782691129
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About Annie Schmidt
Annie M.G. Schmidt (1911-95) was regarded as the Queen of Dutch Children's Literature. She won numerous awards, including the1989 Hans Christian Andersen Award, throughout her long career. Schmidt is now in the Canon of Dutch History taught to Dutch schoolchildren, alongside Spinoza, Anne Frank and Vincent van Gogh. Fiep Westendorp (1916-2004) was an award-winning Dutch illustrator best known for ... Read more

Reviews for Tow-Truck Pluck
Miracle of concise writing, singing dialogue and witty storytelling... This seemingly simple book sprinkles big ideas throughout with impressive lightness: the infantilisation of grown-ups (and vice versa), the importance f grown-ups (and vice versa), the importance of friends and keeping your chin up. Boy, could we all use a bit of Pluck right now The Times Pushkin Press do the ... Read more

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