Stig of the Dump
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Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child. The Thing sitting in the corner seemed to be interested. It got up and moved towards Barney, into the light. Barney was glad to see it was Somebody after all. Funny way to dress though, he thought, rabbit-skins round the middle and no shoes or socks. Barney spends a lot of time by himself, and often goes wandering off alone. One day he is exploring by the edge of an old chalk-pit, when it gives way. Finding himself in some sort of cave, Barney is astonished to discover a 'somebody' living there: somebody with a lot of shaggy hair and two bright black eyes, wearing a rabbit skin and speaking in grunts. Barney names him Stig, and the two quickly become best friends. Of course nobody believes Barney when he tells his family all about Stig. But Barney doesn't care. He and Stig are far too busy having a brilliant series of unforgettable adventures. Much-beloved by children for generations, Stig of the Dump is the ultimate story about the joyful freedom of mucking around outdoors, having fun away from the grown-ups . . . ! "This lovely story about the unlikely friendship between Barney and stone-age Stig has stood the test of time . . . contemporary children will love reading about the pair's lively adventures" - Booktrust Review: ... this story on cassette tape and the whole family loved it. We're excited to have it in book ... - We used to have this story on cassette tape and the whole family loved it. We're excited to have it in book form and be able to read it whenever we want. It's a great story for kids that adults can enjoy as well. Review: Read this and read it to others. Please. - One of the most magical, realist, mythical and funniest books ever written for readers and read to of all shapes, sizes and ages. Hauntingly alive and lovely illustrations by Ardizzone
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K**E
... this story on cassette tape and the whole family loved it. We're excited to have it in book ...
We used to have this story on cassette tape and the whole family loved it. We're excited to have it in book form and be able to read it whenever we want. It's a great story for kids that adults can enjoy as well.
S**M
Read this and read it to others. Please.
One of the most magical, realist, mythical and funniest books ever written for readers and read to of all shapes, sizes and ages. Hauntingly alive and lovely illustrations by Ardizzone
C**E
Belle édition.
Livre commandé et utilisé par mon fils en classe de 4eme Asb. Belle édition.
A**2
Stone Age Boy Timeslips To Modern Rubbish Dump
This 8+ years timeslip novel was a bit of a mature read for my six-year-old son, but I read it aloud to him because my husband had loved the book as a boy. It's the first time I've read it. My son was deeply interested, and I loved the richness and dynamism - with dashes of cheeky humour! - of the writing. From 1963, the story involves Barney, a boy in Kent who spends school holidays staying with his grandmother near a big chalk pit. He is allowed to roam around the country without adult supervision, so he falls into the chalk pit, which is now used as a rubbish dump. Here is living Stig, a boy from the Stone Age. It is never explained what Stig is doing there or how he got there: he is simply there, and Barney and he quickly become friends. Both being very practical people, they do things like cut down trees, make windows out of jam jars, and find imaginative uses for other pieces of discarded rubbish. Stig loves being introduced to modern steel tools. He scares the living daylights out of the local bullying Snarget brothers. During a hunt, he ignores the fox (not edible) and tries to get a horse for his dinner. When Barney manages to tip a burglar's car into the chalk pit, Stig strips it completely like it's a wild animal. He is very useful when a circus leopard escapes and infiltrates a children's fancy dress party. And finally, on Midsummer's Night, Barney and his sister Lou somehow timeslip back to Stig's time and help his tribe build a stone monument that is still standing in Barney's time. (I had to get out a picture of Stonehenge to explain this part to my son.) We regularly had to stop and ponder what had and hadn't been invented in Stig's time, and how almost everything in the twentieth century would be new to him. I think that was the aspect of the story that my son enjoyed the most.
S**L
Makes me feel young
Brought back youthful memories as I read it to my grandson.
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