Percy's Bumpy Ride - Hardcover

Nick Butterworth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0001983296 ISBN 13: 9780001983298

Publisher: Harper Collins Childrens H/B, 1999

Synopsis

The animals can't imagine what on earth Percy is doing in the workshop, but he's certainly making a great deal of noise. A squirrel thinks he might be making a bird table and a rabbit guesses it's a park bench. But when Percy finally does appear he's sitting on top of a very strange-looking machine indeed...Percy's invention is an engine-powered lawn mower to help him get all the grass in the park cut quickly. The animals climb on board to help him try it out and are very impressed when a stripe of beautifully-mown grass appears behind the machine. But when Percy tries going a little faster, the machine suddenly takes off! Fortunately for the park keeper and his friends there are some woolly helpers on hand to make sure they get a soft landing. Nick Butterworth's humour and warmth, combined with his exquisite illustrations, have made him, and Percy the park keeper, household names. In this new addition to the series, his most famous creation is back with all his animal friends from the park. AGE 3-6

About this title

About the Author:

Nick Butterworth was born in Kingsbury, North London. He has worked as a graphic desinger for major London design consultancies. Nick then moved into freelance graphics and illustrations, working in partnerhsip with three others, including Mick Inkpen. In 1981 his first children's book was published, B. B. Blacksheep and Company. Nick has also worked as a television presenter on the children's programme Rub-a-Dub-Tub.

Review:

'Imaginatively detailed illustrations and just the right amount of suspense.' Practical Parenting

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Collins Childrens H/B
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0001983296
• ISBN 13: 9780001983298
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32