Magic Backpack,The

Description

Josh's class is making a delicious chocolate cake. But Josh has forgotten the chocolate! Luckily, his magic backpack has an exciting plan. This is an adventure story which prompts children to think about foods and where they come from.

Promotion info

"A Test for Time Travelling Cat" by Julia Jarman was shortlisted for the Stockton Children's Book of the Year Award 2000. "Hangman", also by Julia Jarman, was shortlisted for the Lancashire Children's Book of the Year Prize 2000.

Author description

Julia Jarman's is a prize-winning author whose extensive writing credits include picture books (Will there Be Polar Bears? and Little Mouse Grandma, Mammoth) and early readers for Ginn (Lizzie and the Carwash; Fussy Freda). A Test for Time Travelling Cat was shortlisted for the Stockton Children's Book of the Year Award 2000 and Hangman (Collins, 2000) was shortlisted for the Lancashire Children's Book of the Year Prize 2000. She studied English and Drama at Manchester University and then worked as a teacher before she began writing full-time. Adriano Gon is a very successful Italian illustrator, who has published numerous children's books, including I Like Me by Laurence Anholt (DK, 2001), Animal Stories (Walker, 1995), Good Night, Sleep Tight (Walker, 1994), Bumpa Rumpus (Heinemann, 1995), The Second Storybook Collection (Macdonald Young Books, 1993). He lives in Trieste.