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Stig of the Dump (Puffin Modern Classics) [Illustrated] (Paperback)

by Clive King (Author)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Puffin Classics; New Ed edition (6 Mar 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140364501
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140364507
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.7 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 469 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Barney is a solitary eight-year-old, given to wandering off by himself. One day he is lying on the edge of disused chalk-pit when he tumbles over, lands in a sort of cave, and meets 'somebody with a lot of shaggy hair and two bright black eyes' - wearing a rabbit-skin and speaking in grunts. He names him Stig. They learn to understand one another, and together they raid the rubbish dump at the bottom of the pit, improve Stig's cave dwelling, and enjoy a series of adventures that are sometimes wildly improbably and sometimes extremely practical.

About the Author
Clive King was born in Richmond, Surrey in 1924. When he was a baby his family moved to a village called Ash, near Sevenoaks in Kent, which is the setting for Stig of the Dump. He went to local schools, then King's School, Rochester and Downing College, Cambridge. During the war he served in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve and later joined the British Council. He now lives in a cottage in Norfolk, and has three children and several grandchildren.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Enchanting, 20 Jun 2004
This review is from: Stig of the Dump (Puffin Books) (Paperback)
I have just sent this book as a present to my nephew. I remember spending hours reading it on summers days in my bedroom as a child. This totally captivated my imagination then and I can't think of many books that made more impact. The story has been described to death but the depth of imagination involved and the historic significance can't be overlooked. Loved it!
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars What is Stig?, 13 Jan 2008
Barney stays with his grandmother and his sister, Lou, for the holidays. In the holidays Barney goes to the chalk pit where he first meets Stig on a very hot day! The problem is that nobody believes Stig is real until they see him. Lou, sees Stig one night when the two of them (Lou and Barney) go out and see a strange tribe of cave people. Barney spots Stig ad introduces him to Stig and the two of them become Honoured Guests at the celebration. Another time, Stig frightens her and she assumes that it is really Barney because they were going to a fancy dress party as, Lou a puma and him a cave man. Stig and Barney become heroes when they stop thieves from stealing from his grandmothers house and they recover the other treasures that the robbers took. Snargets are the roughest boys in town but when Stig takes the youngest Snarget, little Robin Hood, the other two turn as timid as kittens. They give Stig and Barney three gifts which they share. First they give some jelly babies and Stig likes them, second the give sherbets with liquorice straws which stig loves and last they give a packet of cigarettes which barney totally despises! I liked the bit when Barney fell through the roof of Stig's home at the first meeting and even though the two of them didn't understand each other much they were great friends! I would rate this book about 9/ 10 and I think that 9 - 12 year old would like it a lot if they like adventurous stories.

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Stig of the Dump, 3 Mar 2003
By Chris Knight (Helena Valley, WA Australia) - See all my reviews
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This book truly deserves to be rated as a modern classic.

It has everything, humour, wonderful descriptions from a child's point of view, a cracking concept and a great storyline.

This book is a sure-fire way to introduce a child into reading for themselves - walk them through the first chapter and they will be so captivated they will read the rest themselves or burst in the attempt.

Highly recommended - I would give it 5 stars but for the fact it is a little dated and some of the concepts would be lost on a modern child. Nevertheless it deserves at least 4½ stars.

Imagine falling in a disused quarry, now a rubbish dump (exciting enough in itself) but to find yourself confronted by a real live cave-boy, somehow transported 25,000 years forward in time. Stig (the cave boy) cannot speak (of course) in more than a few grunts, but that's not a problem, kids don't need spoken language to communicate. He is ingenious, brave and resourceful. The two of them get up to a whole heap of adventures culminating in a trip back in time one hot summer night to see Stigs tribe.

Read it and enjoy .. you won't be disappointed!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Stig of the Dump
A great book which i read back when I was at school. The film was recently on TV and my 9 year old daughter was engrossed in it! Read more
Published 2 months ago by Steven Adam

5.0 out of 5 stars memories
i remember reading this book as a child..
now i have bought it for my own children, and i know they will get as much pleasure as i did from this great story.
Published 7 months ago by Ms. Jane S. Norris

5.0 out of 5 stars my favorite kids book ever
This book was my favorite book when i was younger. it captured my imagination like no other book i read when i was in school and i must have read it hundreds of times. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Magic Caz

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
My favourite childhood book - I read it countless times. This book seems to sum up what the school Summer holidays were all about when I was youngster, playing outside and having... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr. H. F. Murden

4.0 out of 5 stars Magical
I loved this story as a child. Even then it was dated, but classic stories like this easily weather that. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mrs. K. A. Wheatley

5.0 out of 5 stars A true family book
Excellent book.
My husband used to have this book when he was a child.
Now we have bought it so that our children can enjoy it too.
For bigger children. Read more
Published 21 months ago by P. T. Wahlberg

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent, super book that deserves 5 stars and nothing less
One of my favourite bits of this story is when Barney meets Stig by falling in the dump. Stig is a sort of cave man, except that he uses much different tools than a real cave man... Read more
Published on 13 April 2007 by nashwa

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Childhood read; a bit like ET
I first read this book in school back in 1976 and really loved it. The story is about a small boy who goes to play in a chalk quarry near his grandmother's house and befriends a... Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2007 by Jay

4.0 out of 5 stars I always wanted my own Stig!
I was completely caught up in this book as a child, really provoked my imagination.

There is wonderful humour, and characters you can't help put like. Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2006 by Kittykat

5.0 out of 5 stars Stig the eco warrior
Re-cycle and re-use is what we should be doing now .stig first showed us how. I walked into an eco-house the other day and the wall was exactly as described in the book with the... Read more
Published on 23 Jun 2006 by Mrs. Rs Grimshaw

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