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HOW KIRSTY JENKINS STOLE THE ELEPHANT
Elen Caldecott
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Paperback. 'Do you really think it will work?' Kirsty nodded. She was surer than she had ever been before. 'This is the only thing that will work.' she said. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 5AK; YFB; YFN; YXG. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190. 272 pages. 'Do you really think it will work?' Kirsty nodded. She was surer than she had ever been before. 'This is the only thing that will work.' she said. Cateogry: (JC) Children's (6-12). BIC Classification: 5AK; YFB; YFN; YXG. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight: 190.
Kirsty Jenkins adores the allotment her grandfather lovingly tends and, just before he dies, he asks Kirsty to look after it for him. But when horrible Mr Thomas from the council insists it must go to the next person on the waiting list, Kirsty is determined to find a way to keep her promise. After pleading with Mr Thomas and demonstrating at the council offices, Kirsty and her half-siblings undertake their most daring plan of all: to 'borrow' the stuffed elephant from the museum that Mr Thomas loves so much, in a last-ditch attempt to gain his attention and understanding. ... Read more
Kirsty Jenkins adores the allotment her grandfather lovingly tends and, just before he dies, he asks Kirsty to look after it for him. But when horrible Mr Thomas from the council insists it must go to the next person on the waiting list, Kirsty is determined to find a way to keep her promise. After pleading with Mr Thomas and demonstrating at the council offices, Kirsty and her half-siblings undertake their most daring plan of all: to 'borrow' the stuffed elephant from the museum that Mr Thomas loves so much, in a last-ditch attempt to gain his attention and understanding. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747599197
SKU
V9780747599197
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About Elen Caldecott
Elen Caldecott recently graduated with an MA in Writing for Young People from Bath Spa University. At the end of the course she was highly commended in the PFD Prize for Most Promising Writer for Young People. Before becoming a writer, she was an archaeologist, a nurse, a theatre usher and a museum security guard. It was while working ... Read more
Reviews for HOW KIRSTY JENKINS STOLE THE ELEPHANT
'The bright narrative proceeds unerringly and often hilariously to the climax She [Elen Caldecott] handles the tricky subject of death superbly. It's a central theme, but it never overpowers the light breeziness of the yarn. The iron clamp of realism is unshackled to allow a primary colour world to peek even into Mr Thomas's rude and grumpy heart' ... Read more