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Alfie Fleet's Guide to the Universe

Martin Howard author Chris Mould illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:5th Mar '20

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Alfie Fleet's Guide to the Universe cover

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for kids!

Alfie Fleet is a boy who loves adventure and has a great head for business. With the Universal Travel Agency about to open its doors, Alfie's adding the last few entries to his Guide to the Universe when disaster strikes in the form of an old adversary. Alfie needs help fast . . . and he only has to travel through a few galaxies to find it!Are you stuck in a holiday rut? Need a change from your usual two weeks in Boredom-on-Sea? Want to explore more far flung destinations but not sure where to start? Well look no further because Alfie Fleet's Guide to the Universe will show you the best and worst holiday destinations that are literally out of this world! Enjoy a flight around the bird-planet of Winspan, enjoy a cocktail on beautiful planet Blyssss, or rent a giant hollowed-out mushroom to sleep in on planet Nomefulch - the universe is yours for the taking. And if you're a thrill-seeking adventurer then head for Solstice and join the pirates on a cruise around the planet - but watch out for the hostile mermaids and the strange recluse who inhabits the Isle of Sheds . . . Alfie Fleet and the Professor are on a planet-hopping quest-keep up if you can! More than funny fiction - this story does for travel guides what Wimpy Kid did for diaries and Tom Gates did for doodle books. With amazing illustrations by Chris Mould throughout, this book is a visual feast and will appeal to readers everywhere.

"If for any reason you feel the need for a funny book, especially one to read aloud to keep the whole family chortling, Martin Howard's second title about Alfie Fleet has an exceptionally high joke count... Lots of silly names, lavatorial humour and unrestrained and unexpected one-liners, plus lively illustrations, make this the ultimate intergalactic escapism." * Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week *
"More than funny fiction – this story does for travel guides what Wimpy Kid did for diaries and Tom Gates did for doodle books. With amazing illustrations by Chris Mould throughout, this book is a visual feast and will appeal to readers everywhere." * Books for Topics *
Praise for The Cosmic Atlas of Alfie Fleet: "I loved it! It had many, many laugh out loud moments." * Lisa Thompson, author of The Goldfish Boy *
Praise for The Cosmic Atlas of Alfie Fleet: "I would recommend this book to anyone who has a sense of humour." * Edward, age 9, Times Educational Supplement Class Book Review *
Praise for The Cosmic Atlas of Alfie Fleet: "Brilliantly bonkers." * Daily Mail *
Praise for The Cosmic Atlas of Alfie Fleet: "Readers will just love the mayhem, adventure, humour and imagination of this book." * Readingzone *

ISBN: 9780192767523

Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 24mm

Weight: 288g

320 pages