Harry the Poisonous Centipede's Big Adventure [Import] [Hardcover]

Lynne Reid Banks (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Collins (August 7, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0001857460
• ISBN-13: 978-0001857469
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bug-style rebellion, September 25, 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's Big Adventure: Another Story to Make You Squirm (Hardcover)

This sequel about Harry (actually, Hxzltl, in Centipedish) and his friend George again takes the bugs out from down-under (ground, that is), into the forbidden Up-Pipe and the world of the HOO-MINS.

Here, the bug boys are caught in hard-air-prisons (jars), meet a tarantula, learn about rain and discover why it's important (sometimes) to listen to grown-ups.

I wasn't at all amused by their antics, but my opinion doesn't count. My 10-year old critter loves Harry and his friend. He likes animals, loves bugs, and adores rebellious characters. More than once, Harry has kept him up at night, reading under the covers. He's plowed through this book three times in the last month.

Perfect for second, third or fourth grade readers who prefer illustrated chapter books, the 180-page further adventures of a many-footed mischief-maker will delight kids of the same spirit. Alyssa A. Lappen

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Story That Will Make You Squirm, May 1, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Harry the Poisonous Centipede's Big Adventure: Another Story to Make You Squirm (Paperback)

Harry the Poisonous Centipede's BIG Adventure.
Author:Lynne Reid Banks.
Harry (actually Hxzlt) and George get caught by a Hoo-Min. They plan an escape but get caught by a flying bird who tries to eat them. Then they get thrown into the sea. They manage to hold on somehow. Will they ever make it back to their home. Find out by reading this amazing book. Go on an adventure with Harry and George, two centipede's that will do anything to get home.
Review by: Frances