Canned, written by alex shearer, is a mystery book about a kid named fergal who finds random things in multiple cans. An illustrated revision guide for the aqa poetry anthology including detailed notes, activities and exam questions for students nearing the exam. Plus made no sense to me even when shearer almost tried selling it as a hobby at the end. He has written more than a dozen books for both adults and children, as well as many successful television series, films, and stage and radio plays. Tins 2006 and other, read online free in epub,txt at. When he picked up a can from under the bin he shook it around and it was heavy. If you think thats a ridiculous if entirely true story, its nothing compared with alex shearers tins known ascanned in the us, since apparently tin is a noun that baffles kids in that area of the world. Fergal meets charlotte, a fellow cancollector, who finds. Sorry, the book that you are looking for is not available right now. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Dec 03, 2010 alex shearer is a highly creative, awardwinning childrens novelist, who has also written many successful television series, films, and stage and radio plays. Mar 03, 2006 buy tins main market by shearer, alex isbn. Tins alex shearer introduction new windmills titles are supported by a full scheme of work, including a mediumterm. Page colour discoloured in accordance with book age.
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Moving into writing for children, his novels bootleg and the greatest store in the world were adapted for t. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Buy the paperback book tins by alex shearer at indigo. Jonah goes missing after running after a fire engine and joe tries to find him. Shearer had more than thirty odd jobs, including working as a worm picker and a computer programmer. Fergal finds some very gross, creepy, and weird things in the cans that he opens. This is a rambunctiously ridiculous book, and if you have absolutely no issues with reading something of that sort youll likely enjoy it. What happens when his discoveries are macabre, and downright scary.
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