Rita the Rescuer
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The illustration on our cover is from The Working Horse by Geoffrey Patterson, published by Andre Deutsch, 0 233 97786 4, £4.95. We are grateful to Andre Deutsch for help in using this illustration.
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Spirited story about a little girl who's the youngest in the family. Not to be outdone, she gets herself a rescuer's suit. Her exploits then include flying through the air, fixing the neighbour's car and scoring the winning goal. I like the author's verve and sense of fun --- and young feminists won't miss the pastiche of the Superman style ('Is it a flash of greased lightning? No, it was Rita the rescuer!'). Imaginative balancing of pictures and text: up to elevens will like this one.
