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Barkbelly
Average rating
4.1 out of 5
Based on 97 Ratings and 27 Reviews

Book Description
One silver-starry night, a shiny, wooden egg falls from a flying machine high in the air . . . down, down, down through the midnight sky . . . down to the small village of Pumbleditch, where Barkbelly is born. Where he's the only wooden boy. And where he's the cause of a tragic accident.

Suddenly, Barkbelly's only choice is to flee for his life-to run. As he tries to escape his haunting pas... More
Book Information
PublisherAlfred A. Knopf
BindingHardcover (7 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages320
ISBN-100375833277
ISBN-13978-0375833274
Publication Date06/13/2006
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About Cat Weatherill (Author) : Hi everyone! I'm an author and storyteller. I live in the UK. Not in England - in Wales, the land of mist and magic. I originally come from Liverpool and yes, I do have links with the Beatles!
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About Peter Brown (Illustrator) : Peter Brown is a published author and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Peter Brown include Kaline Klattermaster's Tree House, The Fabulous Bou... more
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7/20/2008 Samantha Clark said: Got this at the SCBWI national conference in LA last year and just finished it. Cat Weatherill has a wonderful use of words.
tags: I read, I'm reading

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2/23/2008 kevan atteberry tagged as: I read

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