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Betsey Biggalow is Here!Look inside

Suitable for 5 - 8 years

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Caribbean fun to get you in a holiday mood – whatever the weather! Sparky short stories by former Children’s Laureate Malorie Blackman. Want big fun and big chuckles? Then make friends with Betsey Biggelow. Although – (whisper it!) – Betsey isn’t actually very big at all. She’s small. But she’s full of bright and shiny ideas. Who cares if it’s pouring with rain or the wind is howling? Join Betsey on her sunny Caribbean island, and get ready to chase away boredom!

  • Four funny illustrated stories for developing readers
  • Written by the hugely talented Malorie Blackman
  • Malorie recently served as Children’s Laureate
  • Kids will love the lively heroine and exotic setting

Product Details

Catalogue number

5055 in Schools Catalogue - Primary UK 2018/19

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781782951858

Publisher

Red Fox

Date published

May 8th, 2014

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AR book level: 3.5; Lower years; 1.0 points

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Author/Illustrator

Malorie Blackman

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Malorie Blackman has written over fifty books and is acknowledged as one of today’s most imaginative and convincing writers for young readers. Her best-loved books include the highly acclaimed Noughts and Crosses sequence and Pig Heart Boy, which also became a major BBC TV series. She has been awarded numerous prizes for her work, including the Red House Children’s Book Award, and has also been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. In 2005 she was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her contribution to children’s books, and in 2008 she received an OBE for her services to children’s literature. She has been described by The Times as ‘a national treasure’ and was the Children’s Laureate 2013-15.

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