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The silver arrow

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'There's nothing so rare as a fantasy that elicits genuine wonder and that uses marvellous things to enrich a child's appreciation of ordinary ones.

Lev Grossman's novel The Silver Arrow is something special.' WALL STREET JOURNAL_____________Discover the magical, timeless children's adventure from Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians.

Now a New York Times bestseller!When Kate is given a colossal steam train, the Silver Arrow, for her birthday, she can't believe her luck.

After eleven years of waiting, adventure has finally found her!Soon the Silver Arrow is whisking Kate and her brother Tom to a magical station where their passengers stand ready to board.

From the porcupine to the pangolin, each one is rare and wonderful.

But these animals have been waiting a very long time too.

Can Kate deliver them home ... before it's too late?_____________Lev Grossman's first children's book is a journey you'll never forget: a rip-roaring adventure from desert plains to snow-covered mountains and everything in between.

Packed with exciting creatures from the indignant porcupine to the lost polar bear and the adorable baby pangolin, The Silver Arrow is a classic story about saving our endangered animals and the places they live.

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Product Details
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
1526629402 / 9781526629401
Hardback
813.6
03/09/2020
United Kingdom
English
258 pages : illustrations (black and white)
20 cm
Children / Juvenile Learn More
Quiz No: 239907, Points 5.00, Book Level 4.90,
Middle Years - Key Stage 2 Learn More
Originally published: U.S.: Little Brown and Company.