| "CHARLIE SMALL #1: GORILLA CITY" Book Description
Author: Charlie Small
Interest Level: Lower Middle Grades (2-5)
ATOS Reading Levels: 6.0
AR Points: 3.0
Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12
Publisher: Random House
Book Type: Trade Paperback
Book Description
No one knows the full story of Charlie Small. At least, not yet. His battered journal was found washed up on a remote, windswept shore.
And at first we thought it an elaborate hoax. Surely no 8-year-old could have had so many wild adventures, witnessed so many extraordinary things, lived such an incredible life–and still only be eight. And yet . . . there was something so vivid in the telling that we were persuaded to send the journal and some of its boggling content for analysis.
And only one conclusion could be drawn. Everything in the journal of Charlie Small is true!
In his first adventure, Gorilla City, Charlie wrestles a deadly river croc, rides a steam-powered rhino, and becomes tribal chief in a city of gorillas.
About the Charlie Small Series:
The Charlie Small series is told in first person diary format. The stories are about a boy who is washed away during a rainstorm to an alien place and his efforts to find home.
About the Author:
Charlie Small is a keen amateur explorer. His interests include climbing trees, collecting things, playing computer games and football. He also enjoys hypnotising sharks. Charlie's present whereabouts is something of a mystery but, according to his mother, he hopes to be home in time for tea...
Nick Ward (Charlie Small) is the creator of several hugely popular picture books for children. Don't Eat the Teacher! (Scholastic), has sold more than 700,000 copies worldwide and has been translated into numerous languages. Nick is both an author and illustrator. Nick lives in Oxfordshire. |
