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Thomas and the Tinners

Thomas and the Tinners

by JillPatonWalsh (Author), Alan Marks (Illustrator)

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    Paperback 2001

    $11.98

  • Used

    Paperback 1995

    $4.20
Synopsis

The miner's work is hard, so they need their tasty lunchtime pasties. When new recruit Thomas shares his meal with a strange, tiny miner, he is rewarded by being granted a wish. But soon, more strange, tiny miners appear, each of them demanding food - and no pasty is large enough to satisfy their hunger. Thomas regrets his kidness, but when he and the miners face an even bigger problem; it seems that his new friends may just hold the answer...With an engaging story told in short chapters, and illustrations in black and white and colour on every double-page spread, this short novel is ideal for newly confident readers.

$11.98

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 48
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published: 25 Oct 2001
ISBN 10: 0340795239
ISBN 13: 9780340795231
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years
 Book Overview: Jill Paton Walsh was shortlisted for the 1994 Booker Prize for Knowlege of Angels , and won the Smarties Prize for Gaffer Samson's Luck and the Whitbread Prize foe The Emperor's Winding Sheet .

Media Reviews
Thomas and the Tinners effortlesly combines plot, dialogue and descriptions into a complete unity. The prose is rich and rhythmic, and reads well aloud. Here is a rewarding story which never patronises its young audience. Junior Education; Paton Walsh is a master storyteller whose characters spring off the page and into life. She is a wonderful ambassador for children's books. Thomas and the Tinners (offers) a beautiful insight into a lost world. Oxford Times;... Marvellously evocative... Young Book Trust News; This Cornish tale reads like poetry and is redolent of twilit storytelling sessions. Time Out
Author Bio
Jill Paton Walsh is a distinguished writer, best-known for her adult novel, Knowledge of Angels, which was shortlisted for the 1994 Booker Prize. Among her many children's titles are The Dolphin Crossing (widely acknowledged as a modern classic); Gaffer Samson's Luck (Winner of the Smarties Prize); The Emperor's Winding Sheet (Winner of the Whitbread Award) and Thomas and the Tinners (Winner of the Smarties Prize).