Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again

Author:   Frank Cottrell Boyce ,  Frank Cottrell Boyce ,  Joe Berger, 197
Publisher:   Candlewick Press (MA)
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9780763659615


Publication Date:   13 March 2012
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Buckle your seatbelt for the first-ever follow up to Ian Fleming's only children's story. When the Tooting family finds an old engine and fits it to their camper van, they have no idea what kind of adventure lies ahead. The engine used to belong to an extraordinary car . . . and it wants its bodywork back! But as the Tootings hurtle across the world rebuilding the original Chitty, a sinister baddie is on their trail - one who will stop at nothing to get the magnificent car for himself. Fueled by wry humor, this much-anticipated sequel to the children's classic by Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond - featuring a contemporary family and a camper van with a mind of its own - is driven by best-selling, award-winning author Frank Cottrell Boyce and revved up by Joe Berger's black-and-white illustrations.

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Author:   Frank Cottrell Boyce ,  Frank Cottrell Boyce ,  Joe Berger, 197
Publisher:   Candlewick Press (MA)
Imprint:   Candlewick Press (MA)
ISBN:  

9780763659615


ISBN 10:   0763659614
Publication Date:   13 March 2012
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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Sir Ian Fleming's heirs, who have commissioned numerous James Bond sequels, turned to Boyce (COSMIC) to continue Fleming's 1964 story CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG: THE MAGICAL CAR, and Boyce delivers... Berger adds comical artwork--he even sneaks in a diagram of Bond's Aston Martin--creating a Chitty that any kid would be thrilled to own. This first volume in a planned trilogy is hilarious and endlessly entertaining.<br>--Publishers Weekly (starred review)<br><br>Unlike other trendy returns to classic British stories, this isn't a narrative sequel to Ian Fleming's 1964 children's book. Rather, the esteemed Boyce revisits the general concept of auto-aerial exploits as their camper van, rehabbed with a mysterious old engine found in a junkyard tree, flies the Tootings across the globe, dodging evildoers and reassembling itself with missing pieces, such as headlights from the Eiffel Tower. The tone is contemporary, becoming much more Lemony Snickety as the plot progresses. The novel stands on its own as a satisfying, fresh family adventure, and readers will look forward to two forthcoming volumes.<br>--Booklist


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