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Space Tortoise

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Once, in an old rusty bin in an old rusty playground in an old empty park. there lived a little tortoise. But Tortoise is lonely. He’s never seen any other tortoises, and wonders where they could all be hiding. Then, one day, he looks up and the night sky, and sees a million blinking lights winking at him. ‘That must be where the other tortoises are – at the top of the sky! I wish I could join them.’ But how can a little tortoise get to the top of the sky? And so begins a magical journey.

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Description

A beautiful, moving and heartwarming tale about bravery, kindness and welcoming strangers, from the team behind The Building Boy.

Once, in an old rusty bin in an old rusty playground in an old empty park . . .

. . . there lived a little tortoise.

But Tortoise is lonely. He’s never seen any other tortoises, and wonders where they could all be hiding. Then, one day, he looks up and the night sky, and sees a million blinking lights winking at him. “That must be where the other tortoises are – at the top of the sky! I wish I could join them.” But how can a little tortoise get to the top of the sky? And so begins a magical journey . . .

‘A heartwarming story.’ Guardian

*****’ Books for Keeps

‘Will make your spirits soar into the stratosphere.’ Daily Mail

‘So popular that it is permanently scanned out of our school library – to the extent that I am not entirely sure of its current whereabouts.’ Times Educational Supplement

‘We love this book!’ Joel, age 1, Toppsta

‘Love love this funny and quirky book.’ Sophie, age 2, Toppsta

‘Perfect for sharing at bedtime.’ Brobee, age 5 & Toodee age 3, Toppsta

Additional information

Weight 0.215 kg
Dimensions 25.1 × 25.1 × 0.4 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

34 unnumbered

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J