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Title: Harry the Poisonous Centipede
Author: Lynne Reid Banks
Narrator: Lynne Reid Banks
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 30 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-02-14
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Genres: Kids, Ages 0-4
Publisher's Summary:
Reissue into the First Modern Classic livery of this delightfully squirmy story starring Harry the Poisonous Centipede in a scary world of flying swoopers, furry biters and the dreaded Hoo-Mins! With wonderful humour by award-winning artist Tony Ross, this is the perfect book for wriggly young listeners.
"It's a Hoo-Min!" crackled George. "Walking on its hairy-biter feet!" But now it was Harry who felt brave. "Come on! Let's peep at it!" They crawled the rest of the way up the tunnel towards the light.
Harry is a poisonous centipede but he's not very brave. Still, he is the star of this seriously squirmy story. Harry likes to eat things that wriggle and crackle, and things that are juicy and munchy! But there are some things that a poisonous centipede must never try to eat - dangerous things like flying swoopers, belly wrigglers, furry biters and the most dangerous of all...Hoo-Mins!
Harry and George's adventures up to the world of Hoo-Mins sparkle with fun and will be a delightfully squirmy experience for all young listeners.
Critic Reviews:
Praise for Harry the Poisonous Centipede:
"A real ground level story that rockets along on hundreds of legsBug fans will love this." (Kidstuff School Books RTE Guide)
Members Reviews:
cute, silly story
Best book ever!! My kids loved it. (Ages 3 and 7) it is very silly, and makes me think twice now before squashing a centipede.. :)
Harry, the poisonous centipede
Very funny, imaginative story, great for sharing together. Used as motivation in language lessons. Kids become totally absorbed by the quirky, funny story and love interpreting what Harry describes.
Awesome Book!
I loved this little paper back book. I read this book when i was younger and loved it so much, i was looking for it for a few years and finally found it here on amazon! It came in great condition as well :)
An Exellent Story Self-Destructs in Final Chapters
Spoiler alert: I am writing this review for parents who want to know whether they should recommend this book for a child, so there will be spoilers.
I have five children ages 22 to 11, I've been prereading children's books for 20 years, and I pride myself on knowing about most of what is out there. So I was dumbfounded when last week I stumbled across a book series by Lynne Reid Banks that I had never heard of before: Harry the Poisonous Centipede and its two sequels. (BTW: Lynne Reid Banks is best known for her Indian in the Cupboard series.)
As I began reading Harry the Poisonous Centipede I continued to be baffled: "This book is a sheer and utter delight!" I thought to myself, "so why have I never seen it on a recommended book list or featured in a school library?" Add to that the fact that it has only 6 Amazon reviews and you KNOW it is not a book teacher's are recommending (since writing a Kid's Review on Amazon is a common school writing assignment these days.) Harry the Poisonous Centipede was first published in 1997, and the sequels came out in 2001 and 2006: that's recent enough for it to not have been forgotten accidentally, so what gives?
First, I disagree with the review written by Wendy D. Caldiero in the School Library Journal (a review featured on the Amazon product page). She faults the book for being didactic (instructive) but children NEED didactic books and they welcome them as long as the educational content does not detract from the story.