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Don't Look Now Book 1: Falling For It and The Kangapoo Key Ring
Series: DON'T LOOK NOW
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See moreBook 1 in the fantastic four-book series about taking risks and flying high. A unique collaboration from children's book legend Paul Jennings and brilliant cartoonist Andrew Weldon.
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"The other kids don't see things the same way as me. I spend a lot of time imagining things. I just don't get it. Inside my head I am not the same as other kids."
Ricky is an ordinary boy who dreams of being famous. And he has a secret that might just help him realise his dream. Because Ricky can fly. Truly. He can really fly. But there's a hitch. He can only fly when absolutely no one is looking. If a person, an animal, or a bird sees him while he's flying, he will fall out of the sky and almost certainly die.
But Ricky is desperate. Will he risk flying in public, just for a shot at fame? Don't Look Now will have readers laughing out loud at Ricky and his hilarious adventures - on and off the ground.
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Don't Look Now Book 1: Falling For It and The Kangapoo Key Ring combines a quirky mix of offbeat humour with genuine adolescent emotions, enhanced by Weldon's lively black-and-white illustrations.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781743311233
Publisher: A&U Children's
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 24 July 2013
Country: Australia
Imprint: A&U Children
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 160.0mm
Weight: 304g
Pages: 276
About the Author
Paul Jennings has written over one hundred stories. Since the publication of Unreal! in 1985, readers around the world have loved his books. Andrew Weldon has published two cartoon collections - I'm so sorry little man I thought you were a hand-puppet and If you weren't a hedgehog... If I weren't a haemophiliac...
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