This beautiful paperback celebrates 50 years of Ted Hughes’ classic tale - One of the most dramatic and exciting stories of all time, this classic modern fairy story by the former Poet Laureate takes on the biggest theme of all time: how the world can be saved. Here, it is the strange Iron Man, an enormous creature who arrives unexpectedly and terrorises a community by destroying everything he comes across.
But later, when a terrifying monster from out space arrives, the Iron Man fights him to the death and becomes a hero when he saves the planet from total destruction. Told in short chapters it is perfect for reading aloud as well as reading alone.
Celebrating 50 years of Ted Hughes' classic tale, Laura Carlin's award-winning illustrations are now available in an elegant, gifty paperback. Part modern fairy tale, part science-fiction myth, The Iron Man describes the unexpected arrival in England of a mysterious giant "metal man" who wreaks havoc on the countryside by attacking the neighbouring farms and eating all their machinery. A young boy called Hogarth befriends him and Hogarth and the extraordinary being end up defending and saving the earth when it is attacked by a fearsome "space-bat-angel-dragon" from outer space.
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Celebrating 50 years of Ted Hughes' classic tale, Laura Carlin's award-winning illustrations are now available in an elegant, gifty paperback. Part modern fairy tale, part science-fiction myth, The Iron Man describes the unexpected arrival in England of a mysterious giant "metal man" who wreaks havoc on the countryside by attacking the neighbouring farms and eating all their machinery.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Iron Man and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-14 years old
The Iron Man features in the following genres: Featured Books for 7+ readers, Recommendations, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 13+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Classic Literature, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month, Science Fiction, Adventure Stories, Fantasy / Magical
Paperback, Hardback. £7.19, down from the £7.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Iron Man was written by Ted Hughes and published by Walker Books Ltd
The Iron Man has 118 pages
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. In Stock.
