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The Young Performing Horse

  • Imprint: Andersen

  • ISBN: 9781783443758

  • Length: 32  Pages

  • Dimensions: 283mm x 4mm x 217mm

  • Weight: 195g

  • RRP: £6.99

The Young Performing Horse

Twins Vicky and Bertie buy a horse at an auction, but this is no ordinary horse, this is a Young Performing Horse. He learns his sums at school with them and even performs alongside them in London when they set off to make their fortune on the stage. Is there no end to the Young Performing Horse's talents?

  • Imprint: Andersen

  • ISBN: 9781783443758

  • Length: 32  Pages

  • Dimensions: 283mm x 4mm x 217mm

  • Weight: 195g

  • RRP: £6.99

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  • "A wildly imaginative story, delightfully told"

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About the Author

John Yeoman

John Yeoman (Author) John Yeoman was for many years Head of English at the French Lycée in London. His collaboration with Quentin Blake began in 1960, and has resulted in a long list of successful children’s books of which a number of earlier well-loved titles are now being republished by Andersen Press for new generations of readers. Quentin Blake (Illustrator) Quentin Blake has been drawing ever since he can remember. He taught illustration for over twenty years at the Royal College of Art, of which he is an honorary professor. He has won many prizes, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, the Eleanor Farjeon Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal, and in 1999 he was appointed the first Children’s Laureate. In the 2013 New Year’s Honours List he was knighted for services to illustration.

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Quentin Blake

Quentin Blake (Author, Illustrator) Quentin Blake has been drawing ever since he can remember. He taught illustration for over twenty years at the Royal College of Art, of which he is an honorary professor. He has won many prizes, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, the Eleanor Farjeon Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal, and in 1999 he was appointed the first Children’s Laureate. In the 2013 New Year’s Honours List he was knighted for services to illustration. 

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