The Ice Monster
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4.0 • 25 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
The Ice Monster, from Children's author David Walliams.
Read all about it! Read all about it!
ICE MONSTER FOUND IN ARCTIC!
When Elsie, an orphan on the streets of Victorian London, hears about the mysterious Ice Monster – a woolly mammoth found at the North Pole – she’s determined to discover more…
A chance encounter brings Elsie face to face with the creature, and sparks the adventure of a lifetime – from London to the heart of the Arctic!
Heroes come in all different shapes and sizes in this epic adventure!
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About the author
David Walliams is a Children's author.
Born in London, Tony Ross went to art school in Liverpool. His cartoons have appeared in famous publications the world over. His first book, Hugo and the Wicked Winter, was published in 1972. Tony has since written over 100 books and illustrated over 2000!
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In this bombastic illustrated adventure set in 1899 London, a 10-year-old orphan named Elsie helps revive a 10,000-year-old woolly mammoth from suspended animation, kicking off a series of madcap events across the city and onto the high seas. After running away from the physically and emotionally abusive Wormly Hall: Home for Unwanted Children, where the children are forced to eat cockroaches for every meal, Elsie is drawn to the exhibits of the Natural History Museum. There, she helps a strange old professor hiding in the basement to revive the newest exhibit, a baby mammoth she names Woolly. Determined to save Woolly from a life of captivity and study, Elsie and her newest friend, a professional cleaner named Dotty, must do everything in their power to elude pursuit—even if it means stealing a historic ship and heading for the North Pole. Ross's b&w doodles highlight the characters' fluid, nonstop action. Descriptions of the urchins' lives, including ruthless beatings and endless classist insults, strike a seriously discomfiting note, but Walliams peppers this frenetic, sometimes anachronistic tale with plenty of scatological humor, resulting in a chaotic slapstick comedy. Ages 8–12.
Customer Reviews
The Ice Monster
I am almost done the story (100 more pages left) and I am convinced that this is my favourite story of all time. Now usually I don’t like reading but this one caught my attention the moment i laid eyes on it.
If you are looking for any books, this might be the perfect book for you. I absolutely recommend this book to everyone.
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(._.)< this is Elsie. If you Want to save her READ THIS BOOK
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Amazing
I read the entire book. I was shocked and absolutely loved it. Whoever is wanting to or is reading this book I would highly recommend it. It is a loving and kind story of a little girl called Elsie who sees an entirely frozen wooly mammoth in a newspaper that was coming to the Museum in London 1899. She goes to save it when no one is looking. I’ll keep the rest a secret. Anyway, it’s super good. Jack 9 years old