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Bullysaurus the Gladiator

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BfK No. 108 - January 1998

Cover Story
This issue’s cover shows titles from Anthony Masters’ new ‘Weird World’ series aimed to grab reluctant readers. Anthony Masters is interviewed by George Hunt. Thanks to Bloomsbury Children’s Books for their help in producing this January cover.

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Bullysaurus the Gladiator

Damon Burnard
(Hodder Children's Books)
64pp, 978-0340689790, RRP £3.50, Paperback
5-8 Infant/Junior
Read Alone
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Another book for children new to solo reading, this is the sequel to Bullysaurus. Kidnapped by the Nuks, a tribe of furry cavemen, Bullysaurus is chosen as their official gladiator. A rival tribe, the furless Unks, have their own terrible opponent for Bully to face. Victory will bring about his freedom; defeat, his death. Once in the arena, Bullysaurus recognises something familiar about his enemy – it is his long lost brother. A happy ending for the brothers but the cavemen cannot resolve their long running dispute over the ownership of the giant apple tree at the border of their partitioned island. A very good read, with a moral to consider for more mature readers. Illustrated simply but effectively in black and white cartoon-style by the author.

Reviewer: 
Andrew Kidd
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