The Monster Garden [Import] [Hardcover]

Vivien Alcock (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Methuen; First edition (1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 041609192X
• ISBN-13: 978-0416091922
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Monster Garden, September 14, 2000

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Fatima Burney (Safat, xxxxx Kuwait) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Monster Garden (Paperback)

This story is about a lonley girl, who try's to make a friend, a sibling- A MONSTER? Vivien Alock writes about a girl who wants to prove to her father that she loves him, and more than anything she wants him to love her. One day she makes an absured deal with her brother, for a little bit of the substance he got from his dad's laboratory, the only problem is the monster is growing fast, very fast. He starts living in a hutch, but when he escapes from the hutch, everyone knows he cant stay a secret for long. The monster garden is a very injoyable book especially for young readers.

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful find!, February 4, 2007

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B. Olson "momof2girls" (Chandler, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Monster Garden (Paperback)

Although I am avid reader of children's literature (both to myself and my children!) I had never seen or heard of this book until a few weeks ago. I just finished reading it to my 9 year old and we both loved the story about a girl and the monster she inadvertently creates. It's really a story about friendship and love, but has plenty of suspense to keep kids interested. It's a British novel and so it also led to some discussion about British English and customs (for example, I had to explain that "mad" meant crazy and not angry, and the concept of "tea"). It's a lovely story, with some elements of "gross" that will make the book appeal to boys and girls alike.

4.0 out of 5 stars The monster Garden, October 28, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Monster Garden (Paperback)

It is a very interesting and detailed story I give it five out of 10 stars.