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Ella Minnow Pea - Mark Dunn

 

Description: ISBN 0413772950 / Author: Mark Dunn / Genre: Fiction / Nevin Nollop left the islanders of Nollop with the treasured legacy of his pangram ... more
Ella Minnow Pea - Mark Dunn ... the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. But as the letters begin to crumble on the monumental inscription, the island's council forbids the use of the lost letters and silence threatens Ella and her family.

Newest Review: ... who are interested in words and language. Even Ella's name is a play on the letters that make up our alphabet ~ L, M, N, O ... more

 ... and P. It is all based around words and language and the way we use them in our lives. The book itself is made up of letters and notes passing between the villagers and friends. It is also a warning as to what could happen when rules and laws go mad and or carried too far. Curbing the way the Nollopians speak and write causes conflict and harsh justice ~ perhaps showing us that we shouldn't take censorship and the way we try to influence how people express themselves too far! As more letters are removed from the avai...more

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Format: Paperback, ISBN: 9780413772954
Pages: 224, Edition: New Ed, Paperback, Methuen Publishing Ltd - ...
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Format: Paperback, ISBN: 9780413772473
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Premium Review Ella Minnow Pea - Mark Dunn: Enjoy a Dollop of Nollop! (1048 words)
by tange - written on 30/03/07 (Very useful, 178 readings)
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As part of my job I like to keep up to date on the books people are talking about, or are GOING to be talking about. When a colleague told us about Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn at a staff meeting, I was intrigued and had to order it to check it out for myself. ~~~THE PLOT. This is the tale of a girl called Ella, who lives on the island of Nollop. The island is named after Nevin Nollop ~ a kind of demi-god to the people. Nevin left the islanders a legacy; a pangram which uses every letter of the alphabet ~ "THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG". These words are immortalized on a stone tablet under a statue of the great Mr Nollop. ...

 

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