Harry, the Poisonous Centipede (Collins Red Storybooks) [Import] [Hardcover]

Lynne Reid Banks (Author), Tony Ross (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Collins (July 8, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 000185657X
• ISBN-13: 978-0001856578
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,608,298 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lynne Reid Banks is a best-selling author for children and adults. Her classic children's novel 'The Indian in the Cupboard' has sold nearly six million copies worldwide. She was born in London in 1929 and worked as an actress, writer and TV news reporter. Lynne has written thirty books: her first, 'The L-Shaped Room', was published in 1960. She now lives in Dorset, where she continues to write. Lynne says that writing for children comes much more easily than writing for adults. Tony Ross was born in London in 1938. He has worked as an art director at an advertising agency, a graphic designer, a cartoonist, a teacher, a film maker and as a Senior Lecturer in Art at Manchester Polytechnic.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You better read this exciting book!, May 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Harry the Poisonous Centipede (Hardcover)

Harry is a centipede who gets into a lot of trouble. George is a centipede who is best friends with Harry and lives with him. Blinda is Harry's mother and she takes care of George. One of Harry and George's adventures was going to the no-top-world. What will happen? Will they be eaten by other insects or will they survive? Read to find out!

I thought that this book was excellent for me, a third grader. I really understood it and it was the best book I have read in my entire life.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buggy, September 24, 2002

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Alyssa A. Lappen (Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Harry the Poisonous Centipede (An Avon Camelot Book) (Paperback)

There's not much substance to this story of Harry (actually, Hxzltl, in Centipede), a many-legged creature who lives down-under (ground, that is), beyond the world of the HOO-MINS. Unless, of course, you are an eight to 10-year-old reader, who likes animals of every kind, especially buggy ones, and adores characters who like you rebel against their parents' every instruction.

In that case, Harry is made to order, and you'll enjoy him so much you will read this book two or three times at least.

Perfect for second, third or fourth grade readers who prefer chapter books with illustrations, this 153-page story of an insect mischief-maker will delight kids who like to read down-under (blankets, after lights-out).

--- Alyssa A. Lappen

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Centipede's Adventures, October 24, 2000

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Roz Levine - See all my reviews

This review is from: Harry the Poisonous Centipede (An Avon Camelot Book) (Paperback)

Meet Harry, he's young, charming, has many legs and he's poisonous. He lives with his mother, Belinda and best friend George, in tunnels under the ground. Like many young centipedes his age, he doesn't always listen to his mother and heed her warnings to stay away from the "no-top" world, where humans live and danger lurks around every corner. And because of this, we are treated to Harry and George's many adventures, as they leave their safe home underground, to go up above and experience the forbidden "no-top" world. Lynn Reid Banks has written a very creative and imaginative story, about the world, from a centipede's point of view. Her writing is witty and down to earth, full of funny dialogue and great, fast paced scenes. Your kids will be turning pages to the end, to find out what happens when Harry and George, finally come face to face with the dreaded human. The perfect book for youngsters aged 8-10, Harry the Poisonous Centipede is a winner.