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Paddington at the Carnival
- Author
- Michael Bond
- Narrator
- Jim Broadbent
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 5 August 2010
- Run Time
- 13 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
A hilarious story about Paddington, the much-loved bear from Peru – now a major movie star!
It’s Springtime again and Mr Gruber is taking Paddington down to the canal to join in the the fun at the Spring Carnival. Hoping to win a boat ride for two, the friends enter the Busy Bee Adventure Trail. Paddington soon discovers that he’s very good at spotting things beginning with the letter B, but it seems that he’s not the only one with his eye on the prize…
Critics Review
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Praise for the Paddington series:
'I've always had great respect for Paddington… He is a British institution.' Stephen Fry
'Paddington has joined Pooh as one of the great bears of English children's literature.' The Teacher
'Michael Bond's accident-prone bear…has become one of the most enduring of children's characters.' The Bookseller
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Details
- Author
- Michael Bond
- Narrator
- Jim Broadbent
- Duration
- 13 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 August 2010
- ISBN
- 9780007338375
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Picture books: character books, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Bears
Synopsis
A hilarious story about Paddington, the much-loved bear from Peru – now a major movie star! It’s Springtime again and Mr Gruber is taking Paddington down to the canal to join in the the fun at the Spring Carnival. Hoping to win a boat ride for two, the friends enter the Busy Bee Adventure Trail. Paddington soon discovers that he’s very good at spotting things beginning with the letter B, but it seems that he’s not the only one with his eye on the prize…
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