The Book of Legends: A hilarious and fast-paced quest adventure from bestselling comedian Lenny Henry
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The Book of Legends: A hilarious and fast-paced quest adventure from bestselling comedian Lenny Henry
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The audiobook is narrated by Lenny Henry and is vivacious and highly entertaining with Lenny Henry providing a wide array of voices . We see the twins communicate through BSL as they journey through a world of wizards, storytelling Vikings, a villainous prince and a larger-than-life Zebracorn. In his drive for greater inclusivity, the author was inspired to learn sign language himself and to feature a deaf character in the form of Bran. Siblings can be annoying, a responsibility, and the best person to team up with – or all of those things at once!
You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. He has been a Trustee of the National Theatre since February 2016 and was awarded a Knighthood in 2015 for services to drama and charity. Wildebeeste (a homage to Teddy Pendergrass using the 'TP' initials), Brixton pirate radio disc jockey DJ Delbert Wilkins and Trevor MacDoughnut (a parody of Trevor McDonald). Yet it turns out that her stories serve as a portal to a another world: the Nine Dominions Along the way they face evil princes, murder fairies, mud monsters and even Vikings! His formative years were spent in working men's clubs, where his act was as a young black man impersonating white characters such as the Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em character Frank Spencer (whom he impersonated on New Faces).The show featured stand up, spoofs like his send up of Michael Jackson's Thriller video, and many of the characters he had developed during Summer Season, including Theophilus P.
Lots of lovely characters appeared and they are all wonderful - apart from the most obvious villian! The book is illustrated by Keenon Ferrell and its unabridged audiobook edition is read by the author. I thought Bran and Fran are such fantastic children and it is great seeing sign language interwoven into this story - not many books have this! He also made guest appearances on television programmes including Celebrity Squares, Seaside Special and The Ronnie Corbett Show. Perfect for fans of fast-paced adventures, The Book of Legends, from comedian Lenny Henry is a laugh-out-loud magical story for 8-12 year olds, illustrated throughout by the incredibly talented Keenon Ferrell.Both kids use jokes, humour and storytelling to help them deal with the grief of losing their father the year before.
- Fruugo ID: 258392218-563234582
- EAN: 764486781913
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