The Marble Crusher
Michael Morpurgo
The Marble Crusher - London, United Kingdom Egmont UK Ltd 01 Mar 2004 - 90 Pages Paperback 130 x 200 x 6.35mm | 100g
This book includes three captivating stories from a master storyteller. In The Marble Crusher, Albert is new at school and believes everything the bully Sid tells him about the headmaster, Mr. Manners, and his terrifying marble-crushing machine. Albert feels desperate when his marbles are confiscated, but Mr. Manners finds a way to turn the joke on Sid. In Collys Barn, Annie had to find a way to stop the farm's old barn from being torn down. Nothing, it seems, can save ituntil Colly the swallow and Screecher the owl help Annie save their home. And in Conker, its the time of year when conkers, the hard fruit of the chestnut tree, ripen. That means its also time for conker fights, and Nick desperately wants to win. With a little help from his grandmother, he becomes a very special conker champion.
9781405201872
Fiction
MOR
The Marble Crusher - London, United Kingdom Egmont UK Ltd 01 Mar 2004 - 90 Pages Paperback 130 x 200 x 6.35mm | 100g
This book includes three captivating stories from a master storyteller. In The Marble Crusher, Albert is new at school and believes everything the bully Sid tells him about the headmaster, Mr. Manners, and his terrifying marble-crushing machine. Albert feels desperate when his marbles are confiscated, but Mr. Manners finds a way to turn the joke on Sid. In Collys Barn, Annie had to find a way to stop the farm's old barn from being torn down. Nothing, it seems, can save ituntil Colly the swallow and Screecher the owl help Annie save their home. And in Conker, its the time of year when conkers, the hard fruit of the chestnut tree, ripen. That means its also time for conker fights, and Nick desperately wants to win. With a little help from his grandmother, he becomes a very special conker champion.
9781405201872
Fiction
MOR