You're All Animals
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This issue’s cover illustration by Fangorn is taken from Brian Jacques’ Lord Brocktree (Hutchinson, 0 09 176877 2, £12.99), the thirteenth title in the internationally best-selling Redwall series. Salamandastron, the ancestral home of the Badger Lords, is under threat from Ungatt Trunn, an enemy whose power would seem to be absolute and whose evil knows no bounds. The only hope for survival is the badger Lord Brocktree who is drawn to the fortress by an undeniable sense of destiny. Brian Jacques' masterful storytelling as always spins a web of high adventure that will enthral the reader from the first page to the last. Thanks to Hutchinson Children’s Books for their help in producing this September cover.
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You're All Animals
When Billy starts school, the other pupils are different from him. They are slimy, spotty, and smelly, or eat strange food with a dribble tongue. Billy wants a friend just like him, so Dad suggests he tries to find one on the computer. They type, MY NAME'S BILLY TRUNK. I'M 7 AND I LIKE SKATEBOARDING. After school next day, Billy dashes to the computer to find a reply from Frank, who is also 7 and likes skateboarding, and is grey with big ears and a long nose .... just like Billy! He and Frank arrange to meet, but Billy cannot identify his new friend in a playground full of smiling, happy creatures. Allan builds up the denouement beautifully, both in text and in simple, appealing illustrations. You will have guessed Billy is an elephant, but what about Frank? Yes, a mouse! A gentle moral tale; judge not by appearances or one might miss out on a good friend!
