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    The Great Big Big George Book of Stories

    By Eric Pringle and Colin Paine

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    'This book is about England's very first visitor from Outer Space . . .'

    When Big George crash-lands into the middle of a medieval forest, he is completely out of his depth . . . until he makes friends with Tilly Miller, a small but very brave girl. Young readers will love the magic and humour of gentle Big George's adventures as he experiences British history.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
    Release dateAug 1, 2011
    ISBN9781408824801
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    The Great Big Big George Book of Stories
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    Eric Pringle

    Eric Pringle has written many plays for radio and television, including Doctor Who, and he has done dramatisations of Thomas Hardy, Joan Aiken and H.E. Bates for Radio 4. This is his third children's book for Bloomsbury. Eric lives in Ledbury, Herefordshire.

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