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The Coming of the Iron Man
The classic children's story as you've never seen it before
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The Iron Man isn't scary—he's just very, very hungry... It's not until he starts chomping on fence posts and tractors that he comes to the attention of the angry farmers, who trap him in a hole with the help of a little boy called Hogarth. He...
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This gorgeous abridged edition brings The Iron Man to a picture book audience for the very first time! A landmark publication.
This gorgeous abridged edition brings The Iron Man to a picture book audience for the very first time! A landmark publication.
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The Iron Man isn't scary—he's just very, very hungry...
It's not until he starts chomping on fence posts and tractors that he comes to the attention of the angry farmers, who trap him in a hole with the help of a little boy called Hogarth. He resurfaces again, upturning picnickers.
So Hogarth comes up with a plan—it turns out that the scrap yard, with its metal bedsteads, broken-down cars, and old cookers, is the perfect home.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780571382736
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 August 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Edition: Main
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Mini Grey
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 240.0mm
Height: 295.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 48
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Mini Grey is an immensely successful and much admired British illustrator and writer of children's books, who was born in a mini in Wales! She has won the Kate Greenaway Medal from the professional librarians, recognising the year's best-illustrated children's book published in the UK, for The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon. And has been shortlisted for countless other prizes.
Ted Hughes - The most magnetic and brilliant writer of his generation.
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