Boring, Botty and Spong by Russell Ash
Have you ever been to a place called Boring? Met Mr Botty? Used a piece of Spong equipment? These are just three of the real-life places, people and things from around the world that feature in best-selling non-fiction author Russell Ash's fabulous new book. Jam-packed full with lists of names plus fascinating facts, stories and anecdotes, "Boring, Botty and Spong" will keep you entertained for hours on end! You'll find names to make you wonder, think and certainly laugh out loud.
A present for the studious child; did you know that the 8,87th asteroid to be discovered since 1801 was named after London? Pavarotti has his own, tooThis book about names will tickle the fancy of nine-year-olds and over - from Charles Dickens's weirdest character names to the best worst punning shop names ever: Pete's a Place, and my favourite, for a crime bookshop, If Books Could Kill. -- Philip Womack The Daily Telegraph 20111210
This is the late Russell Ash's second book for Random House Children's Books, but he wrote, and contributed to over 120 non-fiction titles on a vast range of subjects, both serious and humorous, in his 40 years as a writer.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780385618762 |
| ISBN 10 | 038561876X |
| Title | Boring, Botty and Spong |
| Author | Russell Ash |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Year published | 2011-11-03 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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