The True Story of Mary Who Wanted to Stand on her Head
Author(s): Jane Godwin
A spiky story in rhyme about a girl who has a unique view of the world and just can't be made to fit in! The darkly humorous illustrations by Drahos Zak make an irresistible package. At Mary's fine school there was only one rule - Do everything everyone said And rule number two, introduced by Miss Poole Was NEVER to stand on your head. Mary is an upside-down girl and there is just no stopping her. The True Story of Mary, told in 31 verses, is a celebration of what is wayward, wilful and extraordinary in every child.
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'boldly suggests the power of nonsense to pop the pomposity of those who purport to know which way is up.' Sydney Morning Herald28-29 January 2006'echoes of the old masters like Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, Hilaire Belloc and even Sendak...While the detail in the beautifully crafted illustrations sets the scene, there is much to admire in the rich vocabulary and the pleasure it offers as a read-aloud.' Reading Time50:3'a delightful story...I liked this book...because it is all written as a poem.'Carina, 11, West Australian22 August 2006
General Fields
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- : alluw1
- : alluw1
- : 0.174
- : 01 December 2005
- : 189mm X 128mm X 10mm
- : Australia
- : books
Special Fields
- : Jane Godwin
- : Hardback
- : 1
- : Drahos Zak
- : 821.92
- : 64
- : full colour throughout
