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Down the Back of the Chair
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 282 Ratings and 75 Reviews

Book Description


When Dad loses his car keys, toddler Mary suspects that they have ended up down the back of the chair so Dad begins to search. But what an odd assortments of objects are living down the back of the chair! This lively, eccentric poem is a visual explosion of fun and imagination, featuring dragons, pirates, treasure, lions, elephants and many more. But what will a troubled father win from ... More
Book Information
PublisherFrances Lincoln Children's Books
BindingPaperback (5 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages32
ISBN-101845076028
ISBN-13978-1845076023
Publication Date04/07/2014
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About Margaret Mahy (Author) : Margaret Mahy is a published author, editor, and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Margaret Mahy include Horribly Haunted School, El Rescate De... more
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About Polly Dunbar (Illustrator) : Polly Dunbar is an author-illustrator. Dunbar is known for her self-illustrated books Dog Blue, Flyaway Katie and Penguin. She is the daughter of children's book writer Joyce Dunbar, who she worked wi... more
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Reader Comments
6/9/2009 Kelly Burstow said: Riotous book, filled with outrageous items that come out from the back of the chair that end being a rags to riches experience. Love the rhyming and the craziness.

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6/10/2008 Melanie Wittwer said: I was at the book launch in 2006, where Margaret Mahy performed the poem live. She has been performing it in her book talks for years on end, but this is the first time it appeared in print.
tags: I recommend, Inspired me

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8/31/2007 Elizabeth Bluemle tagged as: I Read

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