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BfK No. 131 - November 2001

Cover Story
This issue's cover is from Andrew Matthews' and Angela Barrett's The Orchard Book of Shakespeare Stories. Angela Barrett is interviewed by Quentin Blake. Thanks to Orchard Books for their help with this November cover.

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One Hot Penguin

Jamie Rix
 Neal Layton
(Young Corgi)
80pp, 978-0552559027, RRP £3.99, Paperback
5-8 Infant/Junior
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In the middle of a very hot summer, Phelan goes with his mother to the zoo wearing a new green anorak. While he shares ice cream with the animals there, a quick-witted penguin sees this anorak as a chance to escape from the zoo and go to the South Pole. What ensues is a highly amusing tale with plenty of mishaps en route; children will identify with much of what happens, and adults should take note that telling tall stories to children can sometimes have unexpected consequences!

Reviewer: 
Rudolf Loewenstein
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