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Title: HOW THE WHALE BECAME
AND OTHER STORIES
By: Ted Hughes
Format: Electronic book text

List price: £3.99


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ISBN 10: 0571278833
ISBN 13: 9780571278831
Publisher: FABER & FABER
Pub. date: 2 June, 2011
Description: A collection of eleven stories for children of 5+ that tells how a particular animal came to be as it is now.
Synopsis: This collection of eleven evocative, accessible and funny stories for children of 5+ tells how a particular animal came to be as it is now. The Whale grew up in God's vegetable patch but was banished to sea when he became too large and crushed all His carrots; the Polar Bear was lured to the North Pole by the other animals who were jealous that she always won the annual beauty contest; the Hare has asked the moon to marry him but can never stretch his ears high enough to hear her reply; and, the Bee must sip honey all day long to sweeten the bitter demon that runs through his veins ...each story is a delight for reading alone or aloud.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Faber Children's Books
Returns: Non-returnable
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BRANDING IRON (HB)
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CHOICE OF EMILY DICKINSON'S VERSE (PB)
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COLLECTED POEMS FOR CHILDREN (HB)
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DANCER TO GOD (HB)
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DIFFICULTIES OF A BRIDEGROOM (PB)
DREAMFIGHTER AND OTHER CREATION TALES (PB)
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DYN HAEARN, Y (PB)
ELMET (PB)
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ESSENTIAL SHAKESPEARE (PB)
EURIPIDES' ALCESTIS
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FFANGS THE VAMPIRE BAT AND THE KISS OF TRUTH
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HAWK IN THE RAIN (HB)
HOW THE WHALE BECAME (PB)
HOW THE WHALE BECAME (PB)
HOW THE WHALE BECAME (PB)
HOW THE WHALE BECAME AND OTHER TALES OF THE EARLY WORLD (PB)
IRON MAN
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IRON MAN (PB)
IRON MAN (PB)
IRON MAN (PB)
IRON WOMAN (PB)
IRON WOMAN (PB)
JOHNNY PANIC AND THE BIBLE OF DREAMS (FABER CLASSICS) (PB)
KEITH DOUGLAS (PB)
KEITH DOUGLAS: THE COMPLETE POEMS (PB)
LETTERS OF TED HUGHES
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LUPERCAL
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MARCH CALF (HB)
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MEET MY FOLKS! (PB)
MOON WHALES (HB)
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MOORTOWN DIARY
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MOORTOWN DIARY (PB)
NESSIE THE MANNERLESS MONSTER
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ORESTEIA OF AESCHYLUS (PB)
PHEDRE (PB)
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POEMS FOR CHILDREN (CD)
POET AND CRITIC: THE LETTERS OF TED HUGHES AND KEITH SAGAR (HB)
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SCHOOL BAG (PB)
SEASON SONGS (HB)
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SELECTED POEMS OF GUNN/HUGHES (PB)
SELECTED POEMS OF SYLVIA PLATH
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SENECA'S OEDIPUS (PB)
SEVEN AGES (CD)
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SONGS OF GLADNESS AND GROWTH (PB)
SOUVENIR, DIAMOND JUBILEE GUIDE (PB)
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TALES FROM OVID (PB)
TALES FROM OVID (PB)
TALES FROM OVID PB (PB)
TALES OF THE EARLY WORLD (HB)
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TED HUGHES
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TED HUGHES READING HIS POETRY (CD)
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THE IRON MAN (PB)
THE IRON MAN (PB)
THE IRON WOLF (HB)
THE IRON WOMAN
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THE IRON WOMAN (PB)
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THE ORANGE DOVE OF FIJI (HB)
THE ORESTEIA (PB)
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THREE BOOKS (PB)
TIMMY THE TUG (HB)
WHAT IS THE TRUTH? (HB)
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (POET TO POET) (PB)
WINTER POLLEN (PB)
WOLFWATCHING (PB)
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