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Toby Alone
By Timothee de Fombelle
Illustrated by Francois Place
An award winning adventure -- with a powerful ecological message -- set in a captivating miniature world.
Toby is just one and a half millimetres tall, and he’s the most wanted person in his world, the great oak Tree. When Toby’s father makes a ground-breaking discovery, he realises that exploiting it could do damage to their world. Refusing to reveal the secret to an enraged community, Toby’s parents have been imprisoned. Only Toby has managed to escape, but for how long?
- A gripping fantasy story of a miniature world under threat and a boy hunted by his own people -- "The Borrowers" for the twenty-first century.
- Winner of numerous awards, including France’s Prix Sorcieres and, in translation, Italy’s Premio Andersen prize, Toby’s extraordinary story continues in "Elisha’s Eyes", out in 2009.
About the author
Timothee de Fombelle is a French playwright and in 2006 produced his first novel, "Toby Alone". Highly acclaimed, it has been translated into 22 different languages and won numerous prizes.
Review
Toby Alone has a good theme and plot. How it is written makes it all seem real. I think lots of kids will like reading it. It is a easy but interesting read, 9 years and up could probably read it. My favourite part was when they went into the mistletoe prison. Jack, aged 12
ISBN:
9781406313154
Imprint:
Walker Books
Distributor:
TL Distribution in Australia & Macmillan Publishers in New Zealand
Binding:
Hardback
Release Date:
May 1, 2008
Dimensions:
140 x 220mm, 400pp
Stock Status:
Backlist title
Australian RRP:
$27.95
New Zealand RRP:
$29.99
Stock Level:
In Stock