Clementine Rose and the Famous Friend 7 (8 page)
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Authors: Jacqueline Harvey
One morning snuggled in my bed
A little bug appeared and said,
âI see that you have learned a lot
Since you were just a tiny tot.
You crawled, then walked and now you run
It's time for you to have more fun.
I have so many friends to share:
Three bears and a girl with curly hair;
A crazy fellow called McGee,
Who has a fight with biting fleas;
There's Charlie making sweets galore;
Wild things on boats and so much more.
âHurry up and take a look
Inside this lovely picture book.
You can travel far and wide,
If you pretend it's you inside.
I know it really is bizarre,
How at your age you can drive a car,
Or fight a monster, or save a life,
You can get yourself in lots of strife.
And just as quick, you save the day
And make the bad things go away.
There are tales about most anything
To make you laugh and cry and sing.'
I told the bug that I'm too small
I won't read books until I'm tall
He shook his head and frowned at me.
âThat's just not true â you wait and see.
We'll learn together from today
And next thing you'll be on your way.'
I told the bug I'd try my best
In this love-of-reading quest.
I opened up a storybook
And crawled inside to take a look.
Suddenly I was right there,
Creeping down the little stairs.
There was a wolf outside the door,
He opened up his mouth to roar.
I scrambled up the chimney stack
Jumped off the roof and out the back,
Racing through a forest tall,
Such an adventure for one so small
The little bug climbed off my bed,
And with a smile he softly said,
âI think my job here is now done,
I've opened up a world of fun.
I'm sure that it has been quite painless,
To ignore me would be simply brainless.
You're hooked and now I'm on my way
To find another kid who'll play.
You've been bitten, that's for sure,
The book bug will be back for more.
Just remember what I said
There is so much yet to be read.'
The clever bug went on his way
And now I'm reading every day
He's right, you know, I'm on the hook
There's nothing better than a book!
The Appleby household
Clementine Rose Appleby | Five-year-old daughter of Lady Clarissa |
Lavender | Clemmie's teacup pig |
Lady Clarissa Appleby | Clementine's mother and the owner of Penberthy House |
Digby Pertwhistle | Butler at Penberthy House |
Aunt Violet Appleby | Clementine's grandfather's sister |
Pharaoh | Aunt Violet's beloved sphynx cat |
Friends and village folk
Margaret Mogg | Owner of the Penberthy Floss village shop |
Pierre Rousseau | Owner of Pierre's Patisserie in Highton Mill |
Basil Hobbs | Documentary filmmaker and neighbour |
Ana Hobbs (nee Barkov) | Former prima ballerina and neighbour |
School staff and students
Miss Arabella Critchley | Head teacher |
Mrs Ethel Bottomley | Teacher at Ellery Prep |
Mr Roderick Smee | New Year One teacher |
Angus Archibald | Friend in Clementine's class |
Joshua Tribble | Boy in Clementine's class |
Araminta Hobbs | Ten-year-old daughter of Basil and Ana |
Teddy Hobbs | Five-year-old twin son of Basil and Ana, classmate |
Tilda Hobbs | Five-year-old twin daughter of Basil and Ana, classmate |
Others
Miss Abigail Richardson, | Guests at Penberthy House |
Mr and Mrs Morley, | Â |
Mr and Mrs Biggins, | Â |
Polly | Â |
Jacqueline Harvey taught for many years in girls' boarding schools. She is the author of the bestselling Alice-Miranda series and the Clementine Rose series, and was awarded Honour Book in the 2006 Australian CBC Awards for her picture book
The Sound of the Sea
. She now writes full-time and is working on more Alice-Miranda and Clementine Rose adventures.
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Look out for Clementine Rose's next adventure
1 January 2015
Puzzles, quizzes and yummy things to cook
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The CLEMENTINE ROSE
Busy Day Book
Out now
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Clementine Rose and the Farm Fiasco
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Alice-Miranda on Holiday
Alice-Miranda Takes the Lead
Alice-Miranda at Sea
Alice-Miranda in New York
Alice-Miranda Shows the Way
Alice-Miranda in Paris
Alice-Miranda Shines Bright
Alice-Miranda in Japan
Alice-Miranda at Camp
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Clementine Rose and the Famous Friend
9781742757568
Copyright © Jacqueline Harvey 2014
The moral right of the author has been asserted.
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Cataloguing-in-Publication entry
Author: Harvey, Jacqueline
Title: Clementine Rose and the famous friend / Jacqueline Harvey
ISBN: 9781742757568 (ebook)
Series: Harvey, Jacqueline. Clementine Rose; 7
Target audience: For primary school age
Dewey number: A823.4
Cover and internal illustrations by J.Yi
Cover design and additional illustration by Leanne Beattie
Internal design by Midland Typesetters, Australia
Typesetting and eBook production by Midland Typesetters, Australia
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