The umbrella mouse
«'An ambitious and wonderfully well-achieved first novel' Michael Morpurgo»
A timeless tale of courage, resistance and friendship, The Umbrella Mouse is a heart-stopping adventure drawing on the true stories of animals caught in the conflict of WWII.
1944, and London is under attack.
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A timeless tale of courage, resistance and friendship, The Umbrella Mouse is a heart-stopping adventure drawing on the true stories of animals caught in the conflict of WWII.
1944, and London is under attack. Young mouse Pip Hanway's safe and quiet world is turned upside down when her home, umbrella shop James Smith & Sons, is destroyed by a bomb. Orphaned and alone, she must begin a perilous quest to find a new home.
But the only way to get there is by joining Noah's Ark, a secret gang of animals fighting the resistance in France, operating beneath the feet of the human soldiers. Danger is everywhere and as the enemy closes in, Pip must risk everything to save her new friends.
Beautifully illustrated by Sam Usher, Anna Fargher's debut novel takes you on an incredible journey through a war that reaches even the smallest of creatures.
1944, and London is under attack. Young mouse Pip Hanway's safe and quiet world is turned upside down when her home, umbrella shop James Smith & Sons, is destroyed by a bomb. Orphaned and alone, she must begin a perilous quest to find a new home.
But the only way to get there is by joining Noah's Ark, a secret gang of animals fighting the resistance in France, operating beneath the feet of the human soldiers. Danger is everywhere and as the enemy closes in, Pip must risk everything to save her new friends.
Beautifully illustrated by Sam Usher, Anna Fargher's debut novel takes you on an incredible journey through a war that reaches even the smallest of creatures.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Macmillan Children's Books
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 273
- ISBN
- 9781529003970
- Utgave
- 1. utg.
- Utgivelsesår
- 2019
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
Anmeldelser
«'An ambitious and wonderfully well-achieved first novel' Michael Morpurgo»
«'A spellbinding tale of bravery and hope, where courage is found in the smallest of heroes' Gill Lewis, author of Sky Hawk»
«Move over War Horse . . . [an] enchanting first novel . . . beautifully written (Telegraph)»
«Brims with courage, friendship and adventure (Bookseller)»
«A beautifully imagined wartime adventure with the bravest of heroines (Claire Fayers, author of The Accidental Pirates)»