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Knight in Training: A Horse Called Dora: Book 2
Vivian French
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Description for Knight in Training: A Horse Called Dora: Book 2
Paperback. An enchanting new young fiction series inspired by worldwide hit The Kiss that Missed, by the bestselling partnership of Vivian French and David Melling. Illustrator(s): Melling, David. Series: Knight in Training. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 4KHF; 5AF; YFH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 112.
A funny, exciting series for younger readers, by the bestselling Vivian French and David Melling. Sam J. Butterbiggins' only ambition is to be a Very Noble Knight, but he has a problem - he's been packed off to the castle next door to stay with his aunt, uncle and annoying cousin Prune while his parents are away. But Sam's discovered an ancient scroll listing the six quests to be completed in order to become a knight, and he's already completed the first one! Now he's found his True Companion (Prune), next on the list is to track down a Snow White Steed. But when Aunt Egg orders Sam and Prune to journey to Weasel's Hill to deliver Horace the warthog back to his owner, it looks like the young knight-in-training looks will have to put his quest on hold. Or will he ...?
Product Details
Publisher
Hachette Children´s Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Knight in Training
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444922288
SKU
V9781444922288
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Vivian French
Vivian French is the author of over 250 children's books, including the wildly popular Tales from the Five Kingdoms and the Tiara Club series. She is consistently one of the top 30 most borrowed authors from UK libraries and has won many awards for her writing. She runs writing workshops, teaches at Edinburgh College of Art and mentors new writers and illustrators. Vivian is married, with four daughters and three grandchildren. Her favourite book is an empty notebook. David Melling's picture books, including The Kiss that Missed and Hugless Douglas, have taken the world by storm, and the first book in his young fiction series, Goblins, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Book Prize. Before becoming an internationally-acclaimed author-illustrator, David worked as an animation artist for films, including the much-loved Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs.
Reviews for Knight in Training: A Horse Called Dora: Book 2
This is an excellent series addition to the KS1 classroom. t joins that august body of texts that support the hard-pressed teacher in launching fledgling readers ... Delightful illustrations from David Melling complement the Vivian French text
English 4 - 11
skilled storytelling
The Independent on Sunday
With plenty of humorous dialogue and lively pictures, this is great fun for young readers
Parents in Touch
English 4 - 11
skilled storytelling
The Independent on Sunday
With plenty of humorous dialogue and lively pictures, this is great fun for young readers
Parents in Touch