The Magician's Boy by Susan Cooper
A Boy works for a magician. He polishes the Magician's wands and catches the rabbits that are pulled out of hats. But the Boy's favourite job is operating the puppets for the Magician's famous puppet play, "Saint George and the Dragon" - until one day when the Saint George puppet is missing and the Boy is suddenly transported to the Land of the Story, on a quest to find Saint George. The Boy's journey is full of adventures with oddly familiar characters. But it's the Boy's last adventure that is the most amazing of all and changes his life for ever.
The humour is never too clever for young children, but includes nods to any adults who may find themselves reading the book aloud..enjoyable in its own right and an excellent resource to stimulate children into creating their own variations on traditional tales Times Educational Supplement Susan Cooper needs no introduction and this is an engaging little tale for younger primary children, beautifully produced with very clear, well-spaced text School Librarian An exciting and magical quest through fairy tales and nursery rhymes Eastern Daily Press Perfect for reading aloud, the tale will encourage readers and listeners to revisist familiar fairy tales and nursery rhymes. Kirkus Reviews '... enjoyable ... an excellent resource to stimulate children into creating their own variations on traditional tales.' TES supplement 'an engaging little tale for younger primary children...this is just what's needed to restore the old magic to their reading.' Hazel Townson, School Librarian
Susan Cooper is one of today's most distinguished children's book writers. She won a Newbery Medal and Newbery honour for books in her fantasy sequence, The Drak is Rising, and she is the author if King of Shadows, a Boston Globe-Horn Book honour book, and Green Boy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340911105 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340911107 |
| Title | The Magician's Boy |
| Author | Susan Cooper |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hachette Children's Group |
| Year published | 2005-09-15 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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