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by Humphrey Carpenter (Author) "It was Monday morning, it was pouring with rain, and it was everyone's first day back at St Barty's Primary School after the Christmas holidays..." (more)
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Product details

  • Paperback: 96 pages
  • Publisher: Puffin; New Ed edition (25 Sep 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140316779
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140316773
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.4 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 12,224 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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As a rule, magic carpets don't turn up in schools, but this is exactly what happens when Class Three’s new teacher flies in through the classroom window and lands on the floor with a bump. Mr Majeika can behave just like any ordinary teacher if he wants to, but something has to be done about Hamish Bigmore, the class nuisance, and so he uses a little magic to turn him into a frog. And to everyone's delight it looks as if Hamish will have to remain a frog because Mr Majeika can't remember the spell to turn him back again! With Mr Majeika in charge, suddenly life at school become much more exciting – there's even a magic-carpet ride to Buckingham Palace!


About the Author

Humphrey Carpenter worked at the BBC before becaming a full-time writer in 1975. He was the author of 14 of the well-loved Mr Majeika titles as well as two Shakespeare Without the Boring Bits titles for children. He was also the co-author, with his wife Mari Prichard, of The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature. He was an eminent figure in the world of adult literature and published award-winning biographies including, among others, those of J. R. R Tolkein, C. S. Lewis, W. H. Auden, Benjamin Britten and Spike Milligan. From 1994-1996 he directed the Cheltenham Festival of Literature and for many years he ran a young people's drama group, the Mushy Pea Theatre Company. He wrote plays for radio and theatre and was a regular contributor to the Guardian. Humphrey died in January 2005.

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is the first "proper" book my 6 year old daughter read., 20 Aug 2001
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This is the first "proper" book my 6 year old daughter read. She could not put it down and throughly enjoyed it. She is now hooked on Mr Majeika stories and is now on her third. Anything that encourages a child to read is surely worth 5 stars
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant, 7 Oct 2003
By eek (london) - See all my reviews
This was my favourite book when i was little after being read over and over again. Today I was delighted when i looked in a box of old books and Mr majeika was on top. I couldnt resist reading it again.
Even now i find this book charming, amusing and magical.
Its great for young readers(5/6)who enjoy reading, due to its simplistic style, but unlike a lot of books for this age, its a bit longer, so you can feel proud of yourself when you finish the book(although finishing the book now wasnt as much of an acheivement as it was when i was little)
I would recommend this book to all young children,especially bookworms.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!, 26 Feb 2009
We loved Mr Majeika because we think it is suitable for children in Year 4 as it is fun, fascinating, excellent and superdupa!
We particularly found it funny when Hamish scared the lady dentist. It made us all laugh.
It was a good book to read in class, because it is set in school, so we could really imagine what it would be like to be in the story.
We would recommend this book to anyone who likes to read magical stories.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ideal for 6 year olds
It is sometimes difficult to find books that can both be read aloud to your child and also read (and understood) independently by the child. This book is great for that. Read more
Published 14 months ago by busymum

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful bedtime reading!
My daughter received this book as an Easter present from her Godmother, and it instantly appeared to a 6 year olds sense of fun and adventure. Read more
Published 19 months ago by J. Clark

4.0 out of 5 stars A fun book for kids who have just started to read fluently
My 6 and a half year old boy really enjoyed reading about Mr Majeika's antics in the class room. We both had a giggle about Hamish Bigmore being turned into a frog! Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2000

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