Harry the Poisonous Centipede: A Story to Make You Squirm

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The title tells all: slightly pompous, no slouch when it comes to vocabulary, and with a gift for dry humor, Houdini relates the story of his acquisition by a family and the trial runs and trouble Continue reading » The dimwitted titular hero and heroine of this story eat too much and exercise too little; when their comfy home can no longer accommodate their ever-growing girth, they decide to visit a Continue reading » Harry and George's adventure up to the world of Hoo-Mins sparkles with fun and will be a delightfully squirmy experience for all young readers. Renowned Latin American writer Alvarez has created another story about cultural identity, but this time the primary character is 11-year-old Miguel Guzmán.

Harry the Poisonous Centipede: A Story to Make You Squirm

When Harry and a George find a strange object full of those yellow-curve tree-droppings, and they are taken and carried far beyond the shores of their tropical home. In their containment, they meet a female centipede named Josie, who is a no-meat eater (which Harry and George think is very uncentipedish) who knows a lot about those huge, strange creatures called Hoo-Mins. And then when they’re finally in the no-top world again, they’re in for a rude awakening.

Winner of the Smarties Silver medal, and best-selling title, Harry the Poisonous Centipede is the delightfully squirmy story of a little centipede’s adventures in the scary world of the dreaded Hoo-Mins! Banks (Angela and Diabola) paints a touching portrait of growing up amid the upheavals in Belfast in this coming-of-age fantasy. Maura has learned early in life about struggle and hardship. Political Continue reading » Moses in Egypt: a novel inspired by the Prince of Egypt and the book of Exodus (1998) LCCN 99-190535 Secondary Col 3 Anthologies for KS3 to KS5 English White Rose Maths Secure Science for GCSE Reimagine KS3 English KS3 Science Now Collins Classroom Classics His mother's scary stories about "flying swoopers," "furry biters," and the dreaded "Hoo-mins" are not enough to stop the curious centipede from joining his mischievous friend, George, on forbidden upward. The two have some close calls with monster creatures, but manage to outwit their enemies before they started on their most dangerous journey of all: climbing up the very drain pipe that led Harry's unfortunate father to his untimely death. Banks (The Indian in the Cupboard), presents a slight, picture of Harry's home life and many perils on the earth surface.

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A far cry from some of the wittier fractured fairy tales, Whybrow (A Baby for Grace) paints this picture with broad strokes. In letters sent to his parents, Little Wolf chronicles his sluggish Continue reading » Swaddled in red, Ruby is so beautiful that her family expects her to ``grow up and marry a prince who'll wrap her in cotton and only bring her out for glittering banquets.'' Dismayed by these Continue reading »Banks, Lynne Reid (14 August 2011). "TV news in the 50s was more thrilling than The Hour". The Guardian . Retrieved 29 January 2023. The BBC's drama set in a TV newsroom may be a murder mystery, but my days as a pioneering TV reporter were far more exciting Reference Col 1 Times Books A-Z Astronomy Gardening National Parks National Trust Books Road Maps & Atlases World Atlases

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Although the family returned to England in 1971, the influence of her time in Israel can be seen in some of her books (including One More River and its sequel, Broken Bridge, and other books, such as An End to Running and Children at the Gate) which are set partially or mainly on kibbutzim. Harry and George’s adventures up to the world of Hoo-Mins sparkle with fun and will be a delightfully squirmy experience for all young readers. Second Grade Rules, Amber Brown by Paula Danziger, illus. by Tony Ross, shows evidence of the ""characteristic love of puns and her kid-targeted sense of humor"" that PW praised in earlier Continue reading » An assured piece of storytelling, well able to stand comparison with older classics.”– Times Educational Supplement Together Again Beginning readers will welcome the return of several favorite characters. Amber Brown stars in two titles by Paula Danziger, illus. by Tony Ross. In It's a Fair Day, Amber Brown, the Continue reading »This is the conclusion to the Harry the Poisonous Centipede series, and it was just as good as the other two. For the final time we get to see into the lives of Harry and George and encounter their last recorded adventure. This time we are in a whole new place, farther away from their nest than ever. From longtime collaborators Willis and Ross (Tadpole's Promise; I Hate School) comes a story about a concerned mother mouse, a misunderstood gorilla and a slightly scary global chase. Searching for Continue reading » Fresh from his lectures on Earthlets and Earth Hounds, the zany Xargle takes an entertaining look at Earth Tigerlets, otherwise known as cats. This playful alien's view of the friendly felines' Continue reading » The star of Paula Danziger’s series that began in 1994 with Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon makes an exuberant reappearance in this installment, written by two close friends of the late author. Coville Continue reading » Banks ( The L-Shaped Room eloquently depicts Maggie Robertson, a woman encumbered by guilt and ambivalence because she shunned her father's repressive, antiquated beliefs. While living with her Continue reading »