Thora and the Green Sea-Unicorn - Softcover

Gillian-johnson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340884444 ISBN 13: 9780340884447

Publisher: Hodder Childrens, 2005

Synopsis

Thora - half-mermaid, half-human - sails to London with her mermaid mother, Cosmo the peacock, and her newest friend, Shirley the sea horse. While in London, Thora encounters the aging actress and kleptomaniac, Pamela P. Poutine - a mermaid Cruella de Vil. Pamela will steal anything she can - including Shirley, who's a rare and priceless green dragon sea horse. And when Pamela finds out that Thora has the legendary projectionist's ring, she'll stop at nothing to get her hands on it ...

About this title

About the Author:

Gillian Johnson studied science and English at university. She's had lots of different jobs - working with Indian children in northern Canada, accompanying Inuit babies on small planes to their homes in remote communities, doing editorial cartoons for the university paper, teaching English to high school students. Eventually, she published a children's book and has been doing it ever since. She lives with her family and divides her time between Wiltshire and Tasmania.

Review:

Praise for Thora: 'Johnson's writing is witty and inventive ... This is a book full of fun' Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week Thora is an irresistible new character ... storytelling at its best. Starred review, Publishing News An attractively illustrated and uplifting story TES Great fun! The Funday Times Thora is an endearing character ... the author's own line drawings add to the appeal of a lively story, which should appeal to KS2 children. The School Librarian Thora is a thoroughly modern heroine in a fantasy adventure story with a pleasantly old-fashioned feel to it ... Gillian Johnson's own illustrations add to the book's charm. Books for Keeps A delightfully appealing character ... Johnson writes with wit and imagination ... A must for young mermaid enthusiasts who like funny stories! Write Away website Wonderfully inventive and witty - the sort of book that gladdens the heart Children's Bookseller and Publisher, Australia

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder Childrens
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0340884444
• ISBN 13: 9780340884447
• Binding: Paperback