Burping Bertha - Hardcover

Michael Rosen; Tony Ross

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0862644259 ISBN 13: 9780862644253

Publisher: Andersen Press, 1993

Synopsis

When Bertha finds that her accidental burps can knock things over, she asks a boy at school to teach her how to burp to order. Impressed by her success, the press and television take up her story and record and film offers flood in - but burping can be a dangerous skill.

About this title

About the Author

Michael Rosen is a children's novelist and poet who was appointed the UK Children's Laureate for 2007–2009. He is the author of more than 140 books, including Bear's Day Out, Michael Rosen's Sad Book, Poems for the Very Young, Three Feet Small, and We're Going on a Bear Hunt. Tony Ross is the author and illustrator of The Boy Who Cried Wolf, Centipede's 100 Shoes, I Don't Want to Go to Bed!, Stone Soup, Three Little Kittens and Other Favorite Nursery Rhymes, and Wash Your Hands!, among others. He has received numerous awards, including the German Children's Book Prize and the silver medal in the Smarties Prize, and has been short-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal.

Review

"A brilliant tale told with all the ingenuity of Michael Rosen and accompanied by the wonderful illustrations of Tony Ross." * The Bookbag * "Harks back, like Horrid Henry, to the comic strips of Dennis the Menace or Minnie the Minx" -- Lorna Bradbury * Telegraph * "The subject and slapstick will find large guffaws of appreciation from a broad range of primary ages." * The School Librarian *

Edition details

• Publisher: Andersen Press
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0862644259
• ISBN 13: 9780862644253
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 64