Truckers: The First Book of the Nomes (The Bromeliad, 1)

Truckers: The First Book of the Nomes (The Bromeliad, 1)

by Terry Pratchett (Author)

Synopsis

Outside! What's it like?' Masklin looked blank. 'Well,' he said. 'It's sort of big-' To the thousands of the tiny nomes who live under the floorboards of a large department store, there is no Outside. Things like Day and Night, Sun and Rain are just daft old legends. Then a devastating piece of news shatters their existence: the Store - their whole world - is to be demolished. And it's up to Maskin, one of the last nomes to come into the Store, to mastermind an unbelievable escape plan that will take all the nomes into the dangers of the great Outside ...The first title in the magnificent trilogy, The Bromeliad.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Corgi Childrens
Published: 29 Apr 2004

ISBN 10: 0552551007
ISBN 13: 9780552551007
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: The first book in Terry Pratchett's magnificent fantasy trilogy, The Bromeliad.

Media Reviews
A brilliant adventure story that'll make you laugh out loud * Daily Telegraph *
Witty, funny, wise and altogether delightful * Locus *
A world of complete and absorbing fantasy * Independent *
Author Bio
Sir Terry Pratchett is one of the most popular authors writing in the UK today. He is the acclaimed creator of the Discworld(R) series, the first title in which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. Worldwide sales of his books are in excess of 65 million, and they have been translated into 36 languages. He has written a number of titles for younger readers, including The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents, which won the Carnegie Medal in the UK, and Nation, which was a Printz Honor Book in the US. He was awarded an OBE in 1998, and a Knighthood in 2009 for his services to literature.