Even 30 years on this is still a fresh and funny series of stories, whether you read them or listen to the original BBC radio shows. The anarchic, or ‘random’ to use modern parlance, plot, place settings and characters makes them more appealing than a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster!
DON’T PANIC. Useful advice for Arthur Dent who is about to discover that along with his house, the Earth, is going to be destroyed by the Vogons and he is about to become embroiled in the search for the ultimate question to life the universe and everything (as we know the answer is 42).
'Sheer delight' - The TimesThis gorgeous 42nd Anniversary gift edition of Douglas Adams's pop-culture classic, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, is stunningly illustrated throughout by the award-winning Chris Riddell.It's an ordinary Thursday lunchtime for Arthur Dent until his house gets demolished. The Earth follows shortly afterwards to make way for a new hyperspace express route, and his best friend has just announced that he's an alien. At this moment, they're hurtling through space with nothing but their towels and an innocuous-looking book inscribed, in large friendly letters, with the words: DON'T PANIC.The weekend has only just begun . . .Douglas Adams's mega-selling pop-culture classic sends logic into orbit, plays havoc with physics and twists time, but most importantly it's very, very funny.Praise for Douglas Adams:'One of the world's sanest, smartest, kindest, funniest voices' - Independent on Sunday'Magical . . . read this book' - Sunday Express'Weird and wonderful' - Eoin Colfer, author of the Artemis Fowl seriesPraise for Chris Riddell:'Gorgeous' - Daily Mail'Each page is designed with retro elegance' - Sunday Times'Marvellously detailed to the eye' - The Independent
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'Sheer delight' - The TimesThis gorgeous 42nd Anniversary gift edition of Douglas Adams's pop-culture classic, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, is stunningly illustrated throughout by the award-winning Chris Riddell.It's an ordinary Thursday lunchtime for Arthur Dent until his house gets demolished. The Earth follows shortly afterwards to make way for a new hyperspace express route, and his best friend has just announced that he's an alien.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-14 years old
The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy features in the following genres: Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for 3+ readers, Science Fiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 13+ readers
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The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy was written by Douglas Adams and published by Macmillan Children's Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan
The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has 320 pages
Yes it is part of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Illustrated series
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