{"product_id":"down-with-the-dirty-danes-paperback","title":"Down with the Dirty Danes! - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGillian Cross\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTim Stevens\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn hilarious story, told in letter form, about King Alfred - he who burnt the cakes, and his battles with the Vikings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBerwin, son of Egfrith, writes to Wulfric, son of Elred using his miraculous new talent of reading and writing. Berry's spellings leave a lot to be desired and in his hilarious letters he tells a tale of mixups and mayhem when King Alfred hides in his family's cottage but is mistaken for a Dirty Dane - their word for the Vikings. A completely new perspective on why and how those cakes got burned \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFast and very, very funny from the prize-winning author of The Demon Headmaster and other books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGillian Cross has been a successful author for many years. She has won the Carnegie medal, for Wolf; the Smarties Prize and the Whitbread Children's Novel award, for The Great Elephant Chase and her Demon Headmaster books have been made into successful television series. Gillian Cross is a great supporter of libaries and has served on several national committees and working parties in support of these institutions. She lives in Warwickshire with her husband and family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.17 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724828839999,"sku":"9780007158423","price":8.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a8447f3ed4e274aebbfbc4e01d75227a.webp?v=1765104066","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/down-with-the-dirty-danes-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}