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The firework maker's daughter: In a country far to the east, Chulak and his talking white elephant Hamlet help Lila seek the Royal Sulphur from the sacred volcano so that she can become a master maker of fireworks like her father. I was a rat!, or, The scarlet slippers: A small homeless boy ins...

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Main Author: Pullman, Philip, 1946- (Author)
Other Authors: Bailey, Peter, 1946-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Doubleday Children's, 2010.
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Summary:The firework maker's daughter: In a country far to the east, Chulak and his talking white elephant Hamlet help Lila seek the Royal Sulphur from the sacred volcano so that she can become a master maker of fireworks like her father. I was a rat!, or, The scarlet slippers: A small homeless boy insists that three weeks ago he was a rat, but who is he really? Clockwork, or, All wound up: A tormented apprentice clock-maker, meets with a strange death when the figures of the town clock become the real life characters of a story told by the town's novelist, Fritz. The scarecrow and his servant: A scarecrow and his boy servant, Jack, set off on a dangerous adventure as they try to outwit the crooked Buffaloni family and stake their claim to valuable Spring Valley. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary.
Item Description:The Cushing Library Childrens copy is signed by the author.
Physical Description:629 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN:9780385619196
0385619197