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See moreIn book five of her enthralling adventures, Nanny Piggins discovers some startling truths about the ruthless Ringmaster, provides counselling to a Molavadinian princess with pre-wedding jitters, inadvertently wins a Nobel Prize while impersonating her sister and catches up with her favourite 4-tonne friend, Esmeralda the forgetful elephant.
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In book five of her enthralling adventures, Nanny Piggins and the Rival Ringmaster, Nanny Piggins discovers some startling truths about the ruthless Ringmaster. She provides counselling to a Molavadinian princess with pre-wedding jitters and inadvertently wins a Nobel Prize while impersonating her sister.
Along the way, she catches up with her favourite 4-tonne friend, Esmeralda, the forgetful elephant.
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In the fifth addition to the series, Nanny Piggins and the Rival Ringmaster continues to charm with its delightful humour, centring on the glamorous flying pig-turned-nanny. The character of Sarah Piggins is praised for her irrepressible charm and wit, standing out among her fictional peers. The book is appreciated for its subversive and witty take on the relationship between carers and their charges, making it enjoyable for both children and adults.
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ISBN: 9781742753782
Publisher: Random House Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 January 2012
Country: Australia
Imprint: Random House Australia Children's Books
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 132.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 258g
Pages: 288
About the Author
R.A. Spratt is an award-winning author and television writer. She lives in Bowral with her husband and two daughters. Like Friday Barnes, she enjoys wearing a silly hat. Spratt has two chickens and five goldfish, and her next-door-neighbour s cat thinks it lives in her house. For more information, visit raspratt.com.
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