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When the Sky Falls

£14.99

1941. War is raging. And Joseph has been sent to live in the city, where bombers rule the skies. There, he will live with Mrs F, a gruff woman with no fondness for children. Her only loves are the rundown zoo she owns and its mighty silverback gorilla, Adonis. As the weeks pass, Joseph and Adonis become friends, but what will happen when the bombers set him rampaging free?

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SKU: 9781839135620 Category: CH 5 TO 8 Tags: Children's / Teenage fiction: Animal stories, Children's / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children's / Teenage general interest: Cartoons & comic strips, Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: death & bereavement, Second World War fiction
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A stunning graphic-novel edition of the multi-award-winning story about the incredible friendship between a young boy and a silverback gorilla during the Second World War, inspired by a true story.1941. War is raging. And Joseph has been sent to live in the city, where bombers rule the skies. There, he will live with Mrs F, a gruff woman with no fondness for children. Her only loves are the rundown zoo she owns and its mighty silverback gorilla, Adonis. As the weeks pass, Joseph and Adonis become friends, but what will happen when the bombers set him rampaging free?Winner of the British Book Award for Children’s Fiction Book of the Year.’A magnificent achievement’ Chris Riddell’A brilliant new incarnation’ David Almond’Earle and Fordham have created a masterpiece’ M. G. Leonard’This is storytelling at its absolute finest, art and story combined into an incredible emotional journey’ Jamie Smart

Dimensions 20.8 × 16.5 cm
Author

Fordham, Fred

Publisher

Andersen Press

Imprint

Andersen Press

Cover

Paperback

Pages

221

Language

English

Edition

Graphic ed

Dewey

741.5 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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