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Taking the Long Way Home

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Brief Description
Normally Zarah and her brother are collected from school by their dad, who rushes them home taking every shortcut. But today, Uncle Jerome is collecting them, and he takes them on 'The long way home'. Reluctant to go further than necessary, the children complain at first,... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Using all five senses and a dash of imagination, the ordinary walk back from school becomes a super-sized adventure!

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Normally Zarah and her brother are collected from school by their dad, who rushes them home taking every shortcut. But today, Uncle Jerome is collecting them, and he takes them on 'The long way home'. Reluctant to go further than necessary, the children complain at first, but are soon caught up in amazing adventures, as their uncle gets them to use their five senses to conjure up a world of fun and imagination.

Birds become pterodactyls, ripples in the water become crocodiles...they soon realise that the best adventures only happen on the long way home!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781915252845

Publisher: Scallywag Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 10 April 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Scallywag Press

Illustration: Full colour throughout

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Brian Fitzgerald

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 270.0mm

Height: 245.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Jake Hope is a reading development and children's book consultant. Alongside delivering training and public speaking on books and reading, Jake is an active reviewer and a passionate advocate for libraries.

Brian Fitzgerald is an Irish illustrator who studied at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin and won the Bologna Fair International Silent Book Competition in 2014.

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