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Synopsis
When Mr Flatbrain of Megafright International demolishes their mountain to make way for a plastic mountain theme park, the O'Saurus family are not to be conquered. With the help of friends, including 400 mole technicians and a few thousand ants, they rebuild Thunder Mountain and go into competition with Flatbrain's Megafright - and the real mountain, even with interactive ants, wins hands down. Age 6+
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As the O'Saurus family come to terms with the impending destruction of their beloved home, and the greedy Mr Flatbrain proceeds with his plans to flatten Thunder Mountain and replace it with an enormous plastic theme park, the locals swing into action to save the day.
Trouble at Thunder Mountain could so easily have been a mediocre tale of good triumphing over evil, but in the more than capable hands of the inaugural Children's Laureate, Quentin Blake and award-winning author Russell Hoban this deceptively simple tale--where the good guys win through and the bad guys can only stand by and watch--is taken one step further. Hoban, with his usual sharp perception firmly intact and well- tethered to his taste for irony, cleverly uses a family of cosy dinosaurs to contrast against the horror of the new. And as they begin to rebuild their home--with the aid of a bucket load of Monsta Glue and a little help from their friends--Blake gives his imagination free rein with the spiky simplicity of his trademark illustrations.
With each word as powerful as the next, and each illustration carefully complementing the text in a perfect blend of quirky, animated storytelling Trouble on Thunder Mountain is set to become a classic in its own right. (Ages 6 and over) --Susan Harrison
About the Author
Quentin Blake is one of the best-known children's illustrators of the present day. His works include not only his own picture books but collaborations with other authors, and How Tom Beat Captain Najork and his Hired Sportsmen (winner of the Whitbread Children's Book Award) was the first of a number of books by Russell Hoban for which he has provided the illustrations.
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- PublisherFaber and Faber
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0571193595
- ISBN 13 9780571193592
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages40
- IllustratorBlake Quentin
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