The Iron Man

Informationen zum Autor Ted Hughes (1930-1998) was born in Yorkshire. His first book, The Hawk in the Rain , was published in 1957 by Faber & Faber and was followed by many volumes of poetry and prose for adults and children. He received the Whitbread Book of the Year for two consecutive years for his last published collections of poetry, Tales from Ovid and Birthday Letters . He was Poet Laureate from 1984, and in 1998 he was appointed to the Order of Merit. Chris Mould has illustrated the gamut from picture books and young fiction, to theatre posters and satirical cartoon. As well as writing his own fiction and illustrating Ted Hughes' The Iron Man to much critical success, he has teamed up with author Matt Haig for the bestselling A Boy Called Christmas , A Girl Who Saved Christmas , Father Christmas and Me and The Truth Pixie . He lives in Yorkshire with his wife, has two grown-up daughters, and when he's not drawing and writing, you'll find him . . . actually, he's never not drawing or writing. Klappentext The Iron Man came to the top of the cliff. Where had he come from? Nobody knows. How was he made? Nobody knows. Mankind must put a stop to the dreadful destruction by the Iron Man and set a trap for him, but he cannot be kept down. Then, when a terrible monster from outer space threatens to lay waste to the planet, it is the Iron Man who finds a way to save the world. Zusammenfassung Stunning illustrations by Chris Mould make this one of the most exciting editions of The Iron Man to be published. The Iron Man came to the top of the cliff. Where had he come from?

Product details

• Authors: Ted Hughes, Hughes Ted
• Assisted by: Chris Mould (Illustration), Mould Chris (Illustration)
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.11.2020
• EAN: 9780571348879
• ISBN: 978-0-571-34887-9
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 14 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Adventure stories (Children's/YA), Reading Age: From C 9 Years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action & adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Science Fiction (Children's/Ya), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science & technology