by Scoular Anderson (Illustrator), Rachel Anderson (Author)
When Hugo breaks his arm, he expects to feel bored an useless. But when his inactive arm suddenly starts to grow and develop unique reaching, grabbing and twirling powers, he finds he's constantly embroiled in mischief and adventure. In Hugo's world - which is quite like our own, but not entirely - the most ordinary things have bizarre and unusual properties and anything can happen ...and it does.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 64
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Published: 16 Aug 2004
ISBN 10: 0713668407
ISBN 13: 9780713668407
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years
Book Overview: It's great to have a new title from this long-established A&C Black author, whose most recent work for other publishers has been full-length novels for older readers. Rachel Anderson has created a brilliantly unusual fantasy world where nothing is quite as it seems. Children will love looking at the extra details and clues in the illustrations by popular artist, Scoular Anderson (of Stan the Dog in the bestselling Rockets series fame) Part of the specialliy-commissioned White Wolves fiction range for 7-11 year olds, written in consultation with the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education. Each year group will have three stand-alone titles and accompanying Teachers' Guides to support guided reading lessons in the classroom.