{"product_id":"9781407157214","title":"The Highway Rat Early Reader","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Donaldson, Julia \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReading age: from c 3 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 5 November 2015 by Scholastic (Alison Green Books) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 40 pages\u003cbr\u003e147 x 191 x 5 | 90g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's bestselling picture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebook, The Highway Rat, is now available in a read-alone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efull-colour novel format. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeach your child to read with their favourite Julia Donaldson!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Give me your buns and your biscuits! Give\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eme your chocolate éclairs! For I am the Rat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the highway, and the Rat Thief never shares!'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife is not safe for the other animals, as the villainous Highway\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRat gallops along the highway, stealing their food.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClover from a rabbit; nuts from a squirrel - he even steals his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eown horse's hay. Then he meets his comeuppance, in the form of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea cunning duck. A fabulous, rollicking rhyme, in the style of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlfred Noyes poem, 'The Highwayman'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Early Reader edition contains the complete classic story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand pictures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea pocket-book format\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith an extra-clear font and layout to support children who are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egaining confidence in reading\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Highway Rat premiered as an animation on BBC Christmas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2017\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe animated film of Tabby McTat stars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003evoice artists including Jodie Whittaker (Doctor Who) as the narrator,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRob Brydon (Gavin and Stacey) as Fred, Sope Dirisu (Gangs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof London) as Tabby McTat, alongside Cariad Lloyd, Joanna Scanlan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand Susan Wokoma.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLook out for Jonty Gentoo by Julia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonaldson and Axel Scheffler in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Guisborough Bookshop Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52649278243152,"sku":"9781407157214","price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/4988\/2448\/files\/9781407157214_9f3a2ae4-7087-4cef-8b7c-b79bb8ad3625.jpg?v=1771259783","url":"https:\/\/guisboroughbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781407157214","provider":"guisboroughbookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}