Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge (Public Television Storytime Books)

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  • Author : Mem Fox
  • Binding : Paperback
  • Creator : Julie Vivas
  • EAN : 9780916291266
  • Edition : Reprint
  • ISBN : 091629126X
  • Label : Kane/Miller Book Publishers
  • Languages : Original Language: English, Published: English
  • Manufacturer : Kane/Miller Book Publishers
  • MPN : 091629126X
  • Number Of Items : 1
  • Number Of Pages : 30
  • Package Dimensions : 0.20 inches (Height) x 9.80 inches (Length) x 0.30 pounds (Weight) x 9.30 inches (Width)
  • Package Quantity : 1
  • Part Number : 091629126X
  • Product Group : Book
  • Publication Date : 1989-09
  • Publisher : Kane/Miller Book Publishers
  • SKU : UK-15456995ZZV4100tol
  • Studio : Kane/Miller Book Publishers

The offbeat style of this wonderful story--and of Julie Vivas's perfectly matched illustrations--couldn't be summed up better than by the strangeness of the first sentence: "There was once a small boy called Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge and what's more he wasn't very old either." Wilfrid lives next to a retirement home, filled with folks like "Mrs. Jordan who played the organ" and "Mr. Hosking who told him scary stories". But his favourite old person is 96-year-old Miss Nancy. Everyone says Miss Nancy has lost her memory, and despite the fact that Wilfrid doesn't even know what a memory is, by accident he helps her find it. Mem Fox's original take on the capacity of children to help the old remember is especially notable for its non-patronising focus on old people. (Ages 4 to 8) --Richard Farr

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