Highway Robbery
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK
Published:7th Jul '11
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A beautifully illustrated short story for young readers featuring the most famous highwaymen of them all, and his wonderful horse: Black Bess.
And will the boy ever see the money he has been promised?
There's highway robbery in the air, but it isn't always entirely clear just who is trying to rob who . .
Stunningly illustrated and fast-paced, this story for younger readers brings to life the legend of the most famous highwayman of them - and his amazing horse.
'Hold the mare for me, lad. And when I come back I'll give you a golden guinea.'
It's more money than the street urchin has ever dreamt of. But who is the rider, and why is there so much interest in his big black horse? And will the boy ever see the money he has been promised?
There's highway robbery in the air, but it isn't always entirely clear just who is trying to rob who . . .
Stunningly illustrated and fast-paced, this story for younger readers brings to life the legend of the most famous highwayman of them - and his amazing horse.
Stunningly illustrated and fast-paced, this story for younger readers brings to life the legend of the most famous highwayman of them all - and his amazing horse * Four Shires Reading Room *
- Winner of Bisto Honour Award / Gradam Feabhais Bisto 2009
- Short-listed for Bisto Book of the Year Award 2009
ISBN: 9781862305151
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 8mm
Weight: 96g
128 pages