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The Iron Man: A Story in Five Nights (Faber Children's Classics) (Paperback)

by Ted Hughes (Author), Andrew Davidson (Illustrator)
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  • Paperback: 62 pages
  • Publisher: Faber Children's Books; New edition edition (9 April 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0571207618
  • ISBN-13: 978-0571207619
  • Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 12.6 x 0.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 17,791 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"'One of the greatest of modern fairytales.' Observer 'Hughes has never written more compellingly.' The Times"

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Hughes's classic about a huge iron man who struggles to put himself together after being smashed to pieces falling from a cliff, and then takes on a giant dragon in an unfair contest. It was first published in 1968 and has sold over a million copies since.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, 6 April 2006
By steve (manchester uk) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Iron Man: A Children's Story in Five Nights (Paperback)
I first read this book when I was at primary school, and 25 yrs later, still love it to this day, I even read it to my daughter when she was younger and she got hooked from the first page as he was introduced with the famous into "Where did he come from?nobody knows" This book is a classic in my eyes and im sure other readers agree.
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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Iron Man, 3 Jun 2003
By Class 3J (Penmorfa School, Prestatyn, Denbighshire) - See all my reviews
The Iron Man is wrtten by Ted Hughes and is a story. It is about a monster called the Iron Man and a dragon called the Space Bat Angel Dragon. Hogarth is a little boy who makes friends with the Iron Man and helps him save the world. It is set in Australia and other parts of the planet Earth. The best bit is the ending but we won't tell you about this as we might spoil it for you. We think it is a great book and it is suitable for children in school from 6-8 years of age.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Simple and Powerful Book, 7 Jan 2001
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This review is from: The Iron Man: A Story in Five Nights (Paperback)
Unpatronising and lyrical prose make this a book that begs to be read aloud, the repetition of phrasing and short sentences mean it has a true poetry to it. There are wonderful and enduring images, helped by the pen and ink illustrations that just bring the book to life. The strong ecological slant is very pertinent to today's reader but there is so much more to be got out of this book with very little effort at all.
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