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| Genre/Form: | Fantasy fiction Children's stories |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Fiction, Juvenile audience |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Terry Pratchett |
| ISBN: | 9780385615723 0385615728 |
| OCLC Number: | 421783524 |
| Notes: | Previous ed.: 1992. |
| Description: | 249 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm. |
| Responsibility: | Terry Pratchett ; with the author's own original illustrations. |
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Publisher Synopsis
Only a writer with a masterstroke of imagination could place an entire empire of goodies and baddies within the fronds of a carpet Daily Mail Mouth-watering attention to names and place names... adding greatly to the story's enjoyment factor. The story itself - part saga, legend and adventure - swings along at a fair old clatter. Terry Pratchett's writing is vivid and immediate. He wastes no time. There is little padding. The swiftness of the storyline is everything... For young readers unaware of Pratchett's oeuvre, The Carpet People is a fine introduction The Junior Bookshelf Wacky, weird stuff which should make you think twice about crossing the living room! TV Hits Magazine It's a winner School Librarian Read more...
