Paddington Goes for Gold

Author(s): Michael Bond

Classics

A hilarious picture book featuring Paddington, the classic bear from Darkest Peru, as he takes part in a local family sports event, with rather sticky results! Paddington is in high competitive spirits when he accompanies the Brown family to a local sports day. But whether he,s putting the shot, helping Jonathan and Judy get ready for the three-legged race, or taking part in a relay, nothing goes quite as planned. Will a gold medal ever be within Paddington,s reach?


Product Information

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

Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire on 13 January 1926 and attended Presentation College, Reading. He served in the Royal Air Force and the British Army before working as a cameraman for BBC TV for 19 years. In 1997 he was awarded the OBE for his services to children,s literature

General Fields

  • : 9780007427734
  • : HarperCollins Publishers Limited
  • : Harper Element
  • : 0.21
  • : May 2012
  • : 265mm X 259mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : July 2012
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Michael Bond
  • : Paperback
  • : 7-Dec
  • : R. W. Alley
  • : English
  • : 32
  • : chiefly col. Illustrations