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The Queen's Nose

By: Dick King-Smith
Narrated by: Eve Karpf
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Harmony Parker thought animals much nicer than people, and saw everyone she knew as some non-human species. Her father, for example, was most definitely a bald-headed Sea Lion, her mother a tubby, fussy Pouter Pigeon, and her tiresome older sister a Siamese cat.

But Harmony's parents would not allow her to have real pets of any kind – not even a harmless gerbil. Then Uncle Ginger arrived from India and gave Harmony a very special present ...

©1983 Fox Busters Ltd (P)2014 Bolinda Publishing Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Fantasy

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In the early pages the term 'bud bud' racist inference to India was jsed, surely it should be deleted from the book?

Other than that this is a childhood favourite and beautifully read.

What do you do about racist language?

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I'm 7, I think it was very good! Nothing is too scary, lots of adventure!

Great fun and exciting!

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I enjoyed this book, it was very good, I wish it was real
I recommend this to children and adults

good story

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