Harry the Poisonous Centipede

Lynne Reid Banks

ISBN 10: 0007210795 ISBN 13: 9780007210794

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2005

Synopsis

Reissue into the First Modern Classic livery of this delightfully squirmy story starring Harry the Poisonous Centipede in a scary world of flying swoopers, furry biters and the dreaded Hoo-Mins! With wonderful humour and brilliant illustrations by award-winning artist Tony Ross, this is the perfect book for wriggly young readers.

“It’s a Hoo-Min!” crackled George. “Walking on its hairy-biter feet!”
But now it was Harry who felt brave. “Come on! Let’s peep at it!”
They crawled the rest of the way up the tunnel towards the light.

Harry is a poisonous centipede but he’s not very brave. Still, he is the star of this seriously squirmy story. Harry likes to eat things that wriggle and crackle, and things that are juicy and munchy! But there are some things that a poisonous centipede must never try to eat – dangerous things like flying swoopers, belly wrigglers, furry biters and the most dangerous of all... Hoo-Mins!

Harry and George’s adventures up to the world of Hoo-Mins sparkle with fun and will be a delightfully squirmy experience for all young readers.

About this title

Review:

Praise for Harry the Poisonous Centipede:
“A real ground level story that rockets along on hundreds of legs...Bug fans will love this.” – Kidstuff School Books RTE Guide

Praise for Tiger, Tiger:
“Tiger, Tiger burns brightly to the very last page, and long afterwards too.” – Michael Morpurgo

Praise for The Indian in the Cupboard:
“An assured piece of storytelling, well able to stand comparison with older classics.” – Times Educational Supplement

“Enthralling and hair-raising reading.” – TLS

Praise for The Secret of the Indian:
“There have been many famous stories in which children’s toys come alive: this book is in the same great tradition.” -School Library Association.

From the Back Cover:

'It's a Hoo-Min!' crackled George. 'Walking on its hairy-biter!'
But now it was Harry who felt brave. 'Come on! Let's peep at it!'
They crawled the rest of the way up the tunnel towards the light.

Harry is a poisonous centipede but he's not 'very' brave. Still, he 'is' the star of this 'seriously' squirmy story. Harry likes to eat things that wriggle and crackle, and things that are juicy and munchy! But there are some things that a poisonous centipede must 'never' try to eat – dangerous things like flying swoopers, belly wrigglers, furry biters and the most dangerous of all... 'Hoo-Mins'!

Harry and George's adventure up to the world of Hoo-Mins sparkles with fun and will be a delightfully squirmy experience for all young readers.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0007210795
• ISBN 13: 9780007210794
• Binding: Audio CD
• Illustrator: Tony Ross