The Iron Giant
The Iron Giant by Ted Hughes is a reprint edition published by Random House Children’s Books in 2002, featuring 96 pages in English. This contemporary classic tells the story of a mysterious creature that roams the land, consuming metal and causing fear among the farmers. The narrative centers on the Iron Giant, a towering figure with a voracious appetite for metal, and the young boy Hogarth, who bravely seeks to lead the giant to safety while facing a looming threat from a massive space-bat.
Readers will find a blend of juvenile fiction and science fiction elements as the tale unfolds, exploring themes of bravery and the quest for peace. The story presents a unique perspective on the relationship between humanity and a seemingly monstrous being, emphasizing the importance of understanding and compassion. This edition invites readers of all ages to engage with a narrative that resonates with timeless messages about coexistence and the challenges of a changing world.
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An iron giant saves the world in this contemporary classic.
A mysterious creature stalks the land, eating barbed wire and devouring tractors and plows. The farmers are mystified—and terrified. And then they glimpse him in the night: the Iron Giant, taller than a house, with glowing headlight eyes and an insatiable taste for metal. The hungry giant must be stopped at any cost.
Only a young boy named Hogarth is brave enough to lead the Iron Giant to a safe home. And only Hogarth knows where to turn when a space-bat as big as Australia, hungry for every living thing on Earth, darkens the sky.
First published in 1968, Ted Hughes’s classic tale is a powerful tribute to peace on earth—and in all the universe. Of it Madeleine L’Engle wrote, “How grateful we should be for Ted Hughes’s brilliant The Iron Giant. It speaks to all ages, and we need its message even more now.” Philip Pullman called it “so gripping that when you begin to read it aloud, everyone stops to listen, young children and old people alike.” Whether you think of it as a science fiction fantasy or a modern fairy tale or a tall-tale parable for today, you will never forget it.
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