The Magic of the Unicorn

Name: The Magic of the Unicorn
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781782695165
Price: 22.99 NZD
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By Deborah Lerme Goodman

Series: Choose Your Own Adventure

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You are a brave, quick-thinking kid searching for a magical unicorn's horn. You set off with a talisman in hopes of solving the town riddle and saving your village. Will your enchanted net catch a unicorn or a dragon? Can the sorceress help? Or will she... Read More

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781782695165

Publisher: Pushkin Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 April 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pushkin Children's Books

Contributors:

Illustrated by Suzanne Nugent

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 128

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Classic Fiction Deborah Lerme Goodman Series: Choose Your Own Adventure Young Adult

About the Author

Deborah Lerme Goodman grew up in New York, where she saw The Hunt of the Unicorn tapestries that inspired a lifetime's fascination. Those amazing textiles also inspired her to study tapestry weaving in college! Aside from her three other Unicorn titles, she has written three other books in the original Choose Your Own Adventure series. She lives with her husband in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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