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But then ... The almost true story of an overdue book

By Swapna Haddow
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The far-fetched, tall tale of why a library book is 293 days overdue! “A seal came flying out of the water at us. ‘I like stories,’ she said and snatched up the book in her jaws ...” A child and their grandfather are returning a book... Read More
Format: Hardback
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But then ... The almost true story of an overdue book

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The far-fetched, tall tale of why a library book is 293 days overdue!

“A seal came flying out of the water at us. ‘I like stories,’ she said and snatched up the book in her jaws ...”

A child and their grandfather are returning a book to the library. When the librarian points out it’s 293 days overdue, Grandad recounts an outrageous, funny, and far-fetched story of why it took so long to get the book back to the returns desk.

Warning: a penguin, two seals, an owl, a whale and an albatross may have been involved!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781775438823

Publisher: Scholastic New Zealand Limited

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 August 2024

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Scholastic New Zealand

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Daron Parton

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 240.0mm

Height: 250.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 32

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational New Zealand and Australia Published New Zealand Children's Books New Zealand Published Swapna Haddow Young Adult

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