Down the Back of the Chair by Margaret Mahy
  

Down the Back of the Chair

Written by Margaret Mahy
Illustrated by Polly Dunbar

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Synopsis

Down the Back of the Chair by Margaret Mahy

When Dad loses his car keys, toddler Mary suspects that they have ended up down the back of the chair so Dad begins to search. But what an odd assortments of objects are living down the back of the chair! This lively, eccentric poem is a visual explosion of fun and imagination, featuring dragons, pirates, treasure, lions, elephants and many more. But what will a troubled father win from down the back of the chair?

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Exuberant rhyming story celebrating the chaos of everyday life and the power of the imagination. || Its inventive language and detailed collage illustrations... will amuse children of three and over... This is a simple story but it zips along and ... the language really fizzes || The entertainment, humour, and exuberance of it all arises from what Dad finds... Mahy's text rollicks along in rhythm and rhyme, and Polly Dunbar's graphics are akin to a fireworks display on the page

About the Author

Margaret Mahy

New Zealander Margaret Mahy, who sadly died in early 2012,was the first writer from outside the UK to win the prestigious Carnegie Medal. Mahy's genius with language has been demonstrated over and over again in a prolific list of titles from early picture books through to challenging teenage fiction.

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Format

Paperback
32 pages

Author

Margaret Mahy
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Publisher

Frances Lincoln Childrens Books an imprint of Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd

Publication date

1st February 2007

ISBN

9781845076023

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