Description |
141 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Contents |
The chewing-gum rescue -- The giant's bath -- The midnight story on Griffon Hill -- The pumpkins of witch Crunch -- The world's highest tray cloth -- The boy who made things up -- The tatty patchwork rubbish dump dancers -- The travelling boy and the stay-at-home bird -- Gloves and gardens -- The singing bus queue -- The devil and the corner grocer |
Summary |
Eleven stories ranging from the fantastic to the absurd. In the title story Mr Frisbee's prize angora goats are saved from the infamous Gargle Goat Thief Gang by his five daughters armed with Dr Gumption's Triple Super Duper Minty-mint Gum |
Notes |
Edition held in Children's Literature Unit: London: Mammoth,1990 |
Audience |
For 8-11 year old children |
Subject |
Children's stories, New Zealand.
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Children's stories.
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Short stories, New Zealand.
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Wit and humor, Juvenile.
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Humorous stories.
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Short stories, New Zealand.
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Short stories.
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Genre/Form |
Humorous fiction.
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Fiction.
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Author |
Ormerod, Jan.
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ISBN |
0460060848 |
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0460880438 |
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