Centrally Heated Knickers
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Chapter Book · Ages 9–11 · 2000

Centrally Heated Knickers

By Michael Rosen, Harry Horse (Illustrator)

Part of the Puffin Poetry series

Explore quirky poems on science with martians and odd inventions.

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150 pages
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Dive into a whimsical collection of 100 poems where science meets the absurd. Encounter martians, woolly saucepans, and centrally heated knickers as each verse playfully challenges the boundaries of technology and imagination. What strange discoveries await in this delightfully irreverent world?

From the publisher

Discover the weird and wonderful world of martians, woolly saucepans and centrally heated knickers in 100 poems about science and technology from the delightfully irreverent, Michael Rosen.

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Format
Paperback
Pages
150
Reading age
9–11
Audience
Middle Grade
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Book details

Publication
Published
January 1, 2018
First published
August 3, 2000
Publisher
Puffin
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780141388960

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