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PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber
FORMAT: Paperback
ISBN: 9780571274499
RRP: £5.99
PAGES: 64
PUBLICATION DATE:
June 2, 2011
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Nessie the Mannerless Monster
Ted Hughes
Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster, is tired of being told that she doesn’t exist. In this crackling , lolloping story in verse, Ted Hughes describes how she sets out on the road to London for an audience with the Queen…
Ted Hughes
Ted Hughes (1930-1998) was born in Yorkshire. His first book, The Hawk in the Rain, was published in 1957 by Faber and 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 (1997) and Birthday Letters (1998). He was Poet Laureate from 1984, and in 1998 he was appointed to the Order of Merit.
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Barbara Henderson has lived in Scotland since 1991 and has an MA in English Language and Literature. She has previously worked as a relief librarian, receptionist and even a puppeteer. Her historical and eco-fiction for children is widely studied in sc …
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