This book is part of a book series called Puffin Modern Classics .

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 1995 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Chris Molan, experienced illustrator who has recently worked for both Lion, Dorling Kindersley and Walker. Her projects range from gift editions of Peter Pan to many of the illustrations in Bible World. Jill Paton Walsh is a distinguished writer, best-known for her adult novel, Knowledge of Angels, which was shortlisted for the 1994 Booker Prize. Among her many children's titles are The Dolphin Crossing (widely acknowledged as a modern classic); Gaffer Samson's Luck (Winner of the Smarties Prize); The Emperor's Winding Sheet (Winner of the Whitbread Award) and Thomas and the Tinners (Winner of the Smarties Prize).