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The award-winning illustrated edition of Ted Hughes'' classic tale in paperback.

Part modern fairy tale, part science fiction myth, The Iron Man describes the unexpected arrival in England of a mysterious giant metal man who wreaks havoc on the countryside by attacking the neighbouring farms and eating all their machinery. A young boy called Hogarth befriends him and Hogarth and the extraordinary being end up defending and saving the earth when it is attacked by a fearsome space-bat-angel-dragon from outer space. This children''s classic, with its message of peace and hope, is known and loved all over the UK and is part of an exciting collaboration between Walker Books and Faber and Faber.



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The Iron Man

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    A Paperback / softback by Ted Hughes, Laura Carlin

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      Publisher Walker Books
      Imprint Walker Books Ltd
      Published 3 October 2013
      ISBN-13 9781406329575
      978-1406329575
      ISBN-10 1406329576

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The award-winning illustrated edition of Ted Hughes'' classic tale in paperback.

      Part modern fairy tale, part science fiction myth, The Iron Man describes the unexpected arrival in England of a mysterious giant metal man who wreaks havoc on the countryside by attacking the neighbouring farms and eating all their machinery. A young boy called Hogarth befriends him and Hogarth and the extraordinary being end up defending and saving the earth when it is attacked by a fearsome space-bat-angel-dragon from outer space. This children''s classic, with its message of peace and hope, is known and loved all over the UK and is part of an exciting collaboration between Walker Books and Faber and Faber.



      Trade Review
      One of the most stunning gift editions this Christmas * The Bookseller *

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