Toad Heaven [Paperback]

Morris Gleitzman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2002

Limpy - the heroic and slightly squashed cane toad, is back! Limpy sets off in search of a nature reserve for him and his friends and family to stay. Accompanied by Goliath he embarks on an epic adventure, but nothing goes quite according to plan.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-6 - In this sequel to Toad Rage (Random, 2004), a young Australian cane toad longs to find a place where his family can live safely from the humans who seem to delight in squashing them. After an encounter with a conservationist, Limpy mistakenly believes that he has been injected with a virus that will wipe out his species. Hearing stories of a fabled "national park" where living things are protected, he sets out, hoping to find this refuge for his family before he dies. This is not a philosophical animal quest in the mold of Richard Adams's Watership Down (Scribner, 1974), but a rather darkly comic fantasy. Limpy and his two traveling companions - his slow, pugnacious cousin and his timid little sister - are a scruffy but oddly endearing crew. He is the brains of the outfit - a somewhat reluctant leader who manages to guide the others through encounters with militant fire ants, crocodiles, and a boatload of tourists. The often-raucous dialogue includes lots of body humor and gross-out descriptions of toad diet and personal habits. Even death is a frequent source of amusement, from the toads' eerie use of a flattened relative as an insect trap to the companions' unsettling experiences among stuffed souvenir cane toads in a gift shop. Readers will appreciate the combination of rowdy humor and adventure as well as the emphasis on individual courage and achievement. - Elaine E. Knight, Lincoln Elementary Schools, IL
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About the Author

Morris Gleitzman was born in Lincolnshire and moved to Australia in his teens. He worked as a paperboy, a shelf-stacker, a frozen chicken thawer, an assistant to a fashion designer and more before taking a degree in Professional Writing at Canberra College and becoming a writer. He has written for TV, stage, newspapers and magazines but is best known for his hugely successful children's books including Two Weeks With the Queen, Bumface and Once.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Puffin (August 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0141314826
• ISBN-13: 978-0141314822
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,850,100 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just as awesome as the first book!, August 30, 2005

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Sugarmag151 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toad Heaven (Hardcover)

This book is every bit as funny as TOAD RAGE, the first book featuring Limpy. I laughed out loud at Limpy's hysterical antics, while at the same time learning about leadership and ecology.

3.0 out of 5 stars This book was great!, December 18, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Toad Heaven (The Toad Books) (Paperback)

Toad heaven was a good book it had a whole lot of comedy and dangers.It is a good book if yoou like animals or you have read one of the other cane toad books.The only bad thing about it is that it dosent have a good ending but of course there is a sequal besides that its a good book.

4.0 out of 5 stars The kids loved it!, November 9, 2006

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Jackie Anderson "Toy Maven" (SC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toad Heaven (The Toad Books) (Paperback)

My kids were hooked by this series, they both read all 3! They are funny and entertaining and well written. Anything to get the kids to read! My 9 and 11 year olds both liked them.