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Synopsis
Enjoying his life on a clifftop by the sea, Peter plays with his animal friends along the shore, until an oil tanker crashes into nearby rocks, spilling its cargo and threatening the beautiful landscape and its creatures.
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About the Author
Sally Grindley (Author) Sally Gindley was born in Woolwich and grew up in the Medway Towns. She studied French Literature at Sussex University before working for a national children's book club where she stayed as Editorial Director for 17 years. During that time she had her first children's books published. She has been a full-time author since 1995, and has had over 130 books published - some of which have won awards: The Smarties Gold for her novel Spilled Water, The Federation of Children's Book Groups Award for Shhh! and the Smarties Prize for Can I Help Dad?, and been shortlisted for the Sheffield and Norfolk Libraries Book Award with picture books Little Elephant Underfoot and Polar Star respectively and most recently she's been shorlisted for the Rotherham Children's Book Award for Broken Glass. She now lives in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, with her three sons - when they're not at university - and Dizzy, her very very old cat. http://www.sallygrindley.co.uk/Michael Foreman (Illustrator) Michael Foreman is one of the most talented and popular creators of children's books today. He has won the Kate Greenaway Medal twice and has been the UK nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award twice. His highly acclaimed books are published all over the world. He is married and has three sons. He divides his time between St Ives in Cornwall and London.
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Peter's special place is teeming with wildlife, until one black night a tanker founders in the treacherous waters and foul-smelling oil spills over the shore. Despite a big clean-up operation and the healing passage of time, Peter's place will never be quite the same again.
Shortlisted for the Smarties Prize
'A joy to read aloud. This is the perfect book to introduce the area of environmental issues to young children.' Child Education
'A rich text and atmospheric illustrations create a powerful environmental message.' Junior Education
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- PublisherGulliver Books
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0152009167
- ISBN 13 9780152009168
- BindingLibrary Binding
- IllustratorForeman Michael
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Peter's Place
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P, 1996
ISBN 10: 0152009167
ISBN 13: 9780152009168
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Foreman, Michael (illustrator). Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.1. Seller Inventory # G0152009167I5N10
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Foreman, Michael (illustrator). Peter helps clean up the disaster when an oil tanker spills its cargo on his shoreline, but only time will truly heal the place. Former library book. Mylar protector included. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library. Seller Inventory # 123519648
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School & Library Binding. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Foreman, Michael (illustrator). First Edition. 1996. 1st American Edition Copy. COVER WEAR. LIBRARY BINDING. An acceptable ex-library hardcover with typical library markings. An occasional smudge or mark, otherwise clean pages. Moderate cover wear with cardboard spots showing on some corners and spine ends. Mylar covered dust jacket. Booksavers receives donated books and recycles them in a variety of ways. Proceeds benefit the work of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) in the U.S. and around the world. Seller Inventory # mon0000268744
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Condition: good. Foreman, Michael (illustrator). Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. Seller Inventory # M00152009167-G
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Peter's Place
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Foreman, Michael (illustrator). Peter's Place by Sally Grindley. Hardback story/picture book has a name and a light erasure mark inside front cover-otherwise is quite clean and in very good+ condition. Dust jacket has a 2 inch tear at lower spine and residue from an old price label-overall good and in a Brodart protector-looks quite respectable. NOT AN EX-LIB!. Seller Inventory # 21520
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