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By Nick Ward (author) , Nick Ward (illustrator) Part of the The Lost Diary of Charlie Small series
"Gasp-inducing storytelling, full of excitement, surprises and narrow escapes"
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The Lost Diary of Charlie Small
When Charlie Small goes out to get a bit of fresh air before tea, fortunately taking his well-stocked rucksack with him, he has no idea that he won’t be tasting his mum’s cooking anytime soon. Somehow, he slips down a gap in space and time and into a series of huge and extraordinary adventures, from fighting off a crocodile and being rescued by an enormous mechanical rhinoceros * , to moving in with the jungle gorillas, first as a pet, then as their leader.
Charlie’s sketches provide useful maps and details, but we never know what’s going to happen next, and this is a truly breath-taking, gasp-inducing bit of story-telling full of excitement, surprises and narrow escapes. At the end of the book, Charlie is entering pirate territory, so his next adventure promises to be just as action-packed.
* Find out more about the rhino in the separate series, Will Jakeman’s Marvellous Mechanimals which are equally inventive page-turners.
Charlie Small is twelve years old when he falls through a gap in space and time and ends up in a series of adventures which he records in a diary format.
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Packed full of fun illustrations, maps and clever inventions, Charlie's first adventure takes him to Gorilla City, where he meets the mighty Thrak and must battle for survival, finally ending up as king of the jungle. No adventure is too big for Charlie Small! Will he ever get home?
'Buccaneering books to grip the most reluctant reader' - Daily Telegraph
'Charlie's scrapes and escapes are mapped step by step, like a good action stunt, with a balance of detail and pace.' - Times Educational Supplement
'My seven year old couldn't put it down.' - The School Librarian
'Should prove irresistible to readers of seven and upward.' - The Bookseller
Nick Ward was born in the late Jurassic period, and since then has written over sixty books for children, from picture books to young fiction. His book Don't Eat The Teacher has sold over a million copies and his alter-ego Charlie Small has written twelve volumes of unbelievable but completely true adventurous memoirs.
Brought up living above the family shop in a quiet market town, all Nick Ward ever wanted to do was write and illustrate books, and by hook and by crook, that's exactly what he has ended up doing. He has worked in design studios and converted school buildings, but now works from a little wooden studio (shed) at the bottom of his leafy garden. It's all rather lovely.
Find him on Instagram @nickwardillustration
The Lost Diary of Charlie Small Volume 2 Pirate Galleon
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Charlie Small is twelve years old when he falls through a gap in space and time and ends up in a series of adventures which he records in a diary format. Packed full of fun illustrations, maps and clever inventions, Charlie's first adventure takes him to Gorilla City, where he meets the mighty Thrak and must battle for survival, finally ending up as king of the jungle.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Lost Diary of Charlie Small Volume 1 Gorilla City and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-8 years old
The Lost Diary of Charlie Small Volume 1 Gorilla City features in the following genres: Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Historical Fiction, Animal Stories, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Recommendations
Paperback. £7.19, down from the £7.99 cover price. Not Available.
The Lost Diary of Charlie Small Volume 1 Gorilla City was written by Nick Ward and published by Guppy Publishing Ltd
The Lost Diary of Charlie Small Volume 1 Gorilla City has 130 pages
Yes it is part of The Lost Diary of Charlie Small series
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