Measle and the Wrathmonk - Softcover

Ogilvy, Ian

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192753320 ISBN 13: 9780192753328

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2005

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A magical adventure story about an orphan called Measle who lives with his horrible guardian, Basil Tramplebone. Basil is a Wrathmonk - the worst kind of wizard - and when he find Measle playing with his beloved train set he zaps him with an evil spell. Now Measle's only a few centimetres tall and trapped in the world of the train set. There's a hungry bat in the rafters waiting for nightfall to swoop down on Measle and there's an enormous cockroach after him, but Measle finds some friends in the train set and together they come up with a plan.

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Review:

An extremely enjoyable book. (The School Librarian )

A terrific adventure in which the writing and the invention burst into life (Times Educational Supplement )

Come to think of it, stink is what Ogilvy does best. This is a book that smells superbly foul. (Michael Rosen, The Guardian )

A terrific tale in every sense (Amanda Craig, The Times )

Book Description:

First ever paperback edition of this best-selling, action-packed adventure

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