Rubbish Town Hero by Nicola Davies - ISBN: 9780552563024
Paperback
Courage, imagination, and friendship fuel a search for family and home.

Rubbish Town Hero

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  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    1 June 2012

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Summary

A funny, exciting, completely heartwarming story of three children and their search for a real family.

Chipo and his little sister Gentle live on Papa Fudu’s dumpsite in Rubbish Town, searching for valuable things amongst the rubbish to try to stay alive. Life isn’t easy - luckily, Chipo has spirit, courage and lots of imagination! And now, he has a plan…

But when Chipo and Gentle are caught with something precious that Papa Fudu wants for himself, they have to think quick, mo…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780552563024
ISBN-10:0552563021
Author:Nicola Davies
Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK
Imprint:Corgi Childrens
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:1 June 2012
Weight:159g
Dimensions:178mm x 126mm x 16mm
Audience Age:7-9
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Critics Review

An absorbing, powerful and uplifting story

An absorbing, powerful and uplifting story * Booktrust *
It is hugely to Davies’s credit that she makes these characters live such vibrant lives in the minds of her young readers … The action in the narrative is unflagging and fast-paced. The language is convincing … I would like to see this book adopted as a primary class text – Rebecca Butler * Armadillo Magazine *
Heartwarming … so far removed from anything children here would experience and gives so much to think and talk about, as well as being a page-turning story to boot * The School Librarian *

About The Author

Nicola Davies

Nicola Davies studied zoology at Cambridge, and worked with numerous different animals for several years, including humpbacked whales in Newfoundland. She went on to become a writer, producer and presenter of radio and television, including The Really Wild Show. Amongst her many acclaimed books for children are A Girl Called Dog, Rubbish Town Hero, Big Blue Whale, One Tiny Turtle, and Poo which was shortlisted for a Blue Peter Book Award. Her novel Home was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award. She lives in Wales.

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