A giraffe with an infinitely expandable neck, a pelican with a magical retractable beak, a dancing monkey, and Billy, a small boy with a dream, team up to make the most amazing ladderless window-cleaning company ever invented! When they are summoned to clean the six hundred and seventy-seven windows of the richest Duke in the land, the four friends find themselves entangled in a rollicking adventure. By the time it's all over, they've caught the world's cleverest and most dangerous cat-burglar red-handed with the Duchess's diamonds.
The Giraffe And The Pelly And Me
The Giraffe And The Pelly And Me
Summary
A giraffe with an expandable neck, a pelican with a retractable beak, a dancing monkey, and Billy, team up to form a ladderless window-cleaning company. When they are summoned to clean the windows of the richest Duke in the land, the friends find themselves entangled in a rollicking adventure.
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"A Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake classic" Junior
About
Roald Dahl (Author) The son of Norwegian parents, Roald Dahl was born in Wales in 1916 and educated at Repton. He was a fighter pilot for the RAF during World War Two, and it was while writing about his experiences during this time that he started his career as an author. His fabulously popular children's books are read by children all over the world. He died in November 1990.Quentin Blake (Illustrator) Quentin Blake has been drawing ever since he can remember. He taught illustration for over twenty years at the Royal College of Art, of which he is an honorary professor. He has won many prizes, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, the Eleanor Farjeon Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal, and in 1999 he was appointed the first Children's Laureate. In the 2013 New Year's Honours List he was knighted for services to illustration.
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GOR007841960
9780224064934
0224064932
The Giraffe And The Pelly And Me by
Used - Well Read
Hardback
Penguin Random House Children's UK
2003-11-06
80
N/A
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