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The No. 1 Car Spotter and the Firebird

Atinuke author Warwick Johnson Cadwell illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Walker Books Ltd

Published:6th Oct '11

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The No. 1 Car Spotter and the Firebird cover

Oluwalase Babatunde Benson is No. 1. He's the No. 1 car spotter in his village – probably the No. 1 car spotter in the world!

This is the second book in this series about the irresistible No. 1, whose hobby is car spotting but who is also good at solving all sorts of problems for his village. What happens when a great-spotted leopard enters the compound to steal the goats, or when the river floods the road and a wedding party can't get across? What happens when the new modern house Mama Coca-Cola thought she wanted turns out not to be the house she wants after all? Who comes to the rescue each and every time? Why, it's No. 1, of course! But can he also make the fabulous Firebird stop in his village?

Entertaining, enjoyable, and easy to read, managing to import significant messages in a subtle way -- The School Librarian * The School Librarian *
‘a refreshing change from the familiar settings of many books for this age group’ * Parents in Touch *

  • Short-listed for UKLA Book Award 2013 (UK)

ISBN: 9781406320787

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 6mm

Weight: 93g

96 pages