A beautiful gift edition of The Iron Man, the bestselling classic by Ted Hughes, illustrated by the multi-award-winning Tom Gauld. For fans of The Wild Robot.
The Iron Man came to the top of the cliff.
Where had he come from? Nobody knows.
How was he made? Nobody knows.
The Iron Man is causing destruction everywhere he goes, and humankind are setting a trap to stop him. But one little boy realises that the Iron Man is not here to destroy the Earth, he could even save the planet from a new, more deadly danger!
'Gripping . . a classic.' Phillip Pullman
'A visionary tale.' Michael Morpurgo
'One of the greatest of modern fairy tales.' Observer
Kids will love this hilarious fairy tale adventure packed with clever twists, familiar characters and page-turning fun.
The second book in a fabulous new magical, middle-grade series filled with adventure, wonder and wildness,
This is Book 19 in the Faber Children's Classics Series. See all Faber Children's Classics books here.
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Ted Hughes was born on 17 August 1930 in Mytholmroyd, a small mill town in West Yorkshire. His father made portable wooden buildings. The family moved to Mexborough, a coal-mining town in South Yorkshire, when Hughes was seven. His parents took over a newsagent and tobacconist shop, and eventually he went to the local grammar school.In 1948 Hughes won an Ope
More about Ted HughesTom Gauld (Author, Illustrator)
Tom Gauld was born in 1976 and grew up in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He is an internationally recognised cartoonist and illustrator and his work is regularly published in the Guardian, the New Yorker and New Scientist. He has created a number of comic books including You're all Just Jealous of My Jetpack, Mooncop, Goliath and
