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 Hurrah for Ethelyn - Babette Cole
 Hurrah for Ethelyn - Babette Cole ... to Cheddar Gables College for Richer Ratlettes, the school bullies make her life a misery. But with a combination of brainpower and help from Errol, Ethelyn wins the day. By the author/illustrator of Tarzanna.Newest Review: ... a very clever rat who wanted to be a brain surgeon. She won a scholarship to 'Cheddar Gables College for Richer ... more ... Ratlettes'.
Ethelyn's biggest problem are the school bullies, led by Tina Toerat. They were jealous of her due to her brains and went to great lengths to make her life unbearable, e.g. ink in her knickers, called her rude names etc... They even set her up as stealing the head teacher's expensive French cheeses.
Locked in the attic, Ethelyn wrote to her brother, pleading for his help. Together they caught the ghost which was in fact Tina Toerat and her gang dressed up in a large white sheet. Tina got injured and it had to be Ethe...more |
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Hurrah for Ethelyn - Babette Cole: Don't Be A Rat! (536 words)
by - written on 05/08/07 (Very useful, 126 readings)
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I read this to my Year 2 class (age 6-7) and they thoroghly enjoyed it although I have to admit that some of the clever use of language had to be explained to them. ~ Babette Cole ~ Born in Jersey, Babette went to a convent school and went on to get a degree at Art School in Canterbury. She began her career drawing for Jackanory and TV comics. Her first book was published in 1976 and since then she has written more than seventy, the most famous is probably 'Mummy Laid an Egg'. Babette Cole is renowned for her funny, witty, unconventional approach to children's books. For more information visit her official website ... Read the complete review
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