Harry the Poisonous Centipede: A Story to Make You Squirm - Softcover

Banks, Lynne Reid

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007476779 ISBN 13: 9780007476770

Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2012

Synopsis

Winner of the Smarties Silver medal, and best-selling title, Harry the Poisonous Centipede is the delightfully squirmy story of a little centipede’s adventures in the scary world of the dreaded Hoo-Mins!

“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 Children's Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0007476779
• ISBN 13: 9780007476770
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176
• Illustrator: Ross Tony