The iron giant: A story in five nights [Hardcover]

Ted Hughes (Author), Dirk Zimmer (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1988

The fearsome iron giant becomes a hero when he challenges a huge space monster.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 58 pages
• Publisher: Harper & Row; 1st edition (1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060226382
• ISBN-13: 978-0060226381
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,553,118 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A great story for all ages, January 22, 2012

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M. Heiss (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The iron giant: A story in five nights (Hardcover)

I am working hard to find books for a child who reads way above his grade level. In most cases, he can manage the books quite well for length and plot, but the issues in the books are not appropriate for his age.

The Iron Giant (I have the one with illustrations by Dirk Zimmer) meets this need -- it's a story to read and re-read, with plenty of action and conflict resolution, but it's not too scary and definitely not sexy. I wish it were longer, or that this was one of a series. We need more kids' books like this.

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3.0 out of 5 stars book does not arrive as pictured, March 16, 2007

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A. White (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Iron Giant (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (School & Library Binding)

I was surprised to find that this book came with the movie characters on the cover, as opposed to what is pictured on the site. Nonetheless, it does have the original story- not the movie plot. It is an odd story, to say the least, and certainly not what we expected; but my son (7) thought it was alright.