Second Childhood - Softcover
Mark and his friends discover they've lived before. Not only that, they were famous people. But when they find out they've been responsible for several of the world's big problems, Henry Ford, Queen Victoria, Albert Einstein and even a famous racehorse, they try to make amends.
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Mark's dad has always wanted him to be a Somebody, and when a history project gives him the opportunity to go back in time, he discovers that he may indeed have been someone extra special in a past life. But history has a lot to answer for, and Mark and his friends find themselves apologising for some of the world's biggest problems.
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Progress, parenthood, friendship and every day life are all given the Morris Gleitzman once over in this witty and insightful little book as he takes a group of ordinary children and turns them into something special for a few days. By injecting a hefty dose of laughter and intelligence into a story about the actions of adults in the past and the problems they created for current and future generations, Gleitzman has in Second Childhood come up trumps and again proves himself to be one of today's most exciting children's writers. --Susan Harrison
Morris Gleitzman was born in Lincolnshire and moved to Australia in his teens. He worked as a paperboy, a shelf-stacker, a frozen chicken de-froster, an assistant to a fashion designer and more before taking a degree in Professional Writing at Canberra College and becoming a writer. He has written for TV, stage, newspapers and magazines but is best-known for his hugely succesful children's books including Two Weeks with the Queen, Bumface and Once.
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- PublisherPuffin
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0140365877
- ISBN 13 9780140365870
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages120
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Book Description Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. 103 pages. 110 grams. Book is in good lightly marked condition. 'If you don't wake up to yourelf, Smalley,' Mr Cruickshank said, ' do you know what you're going to end up as? 'Sheep's poop, Sir,' whispered Mark. Mr Cruickshank looked startled. 'I wouldn't have put it quite like that.' Mark's father has always wanted him to be a somebody. But unless Mark picks up at school, it looks like sheep's poop is where he's heading. Until.Mark and his friends discover they've lived before. Not only that - they were Famous and Important People! But then things start to get a little out of hand. They find out they've been responsible for several fo the world's big problems. So Henry Ford, Queen Victoria, Albert Einstein and even a famous racehorse get together to see if they can make up for their terrible mistakes.' 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction, Children's.; ISBN: 0140365877. ISBN/EAN: 9780140365870. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 005119. Seller Inventory # 005119
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