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The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr Benn

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David McKee has written and illustrated over 50 picture books for Andersen Press and has penned a number of children’s classics including King Rollo, Mr Benn, Not Now Bernard and Elmer the Patchwork Elephant. A stone-age community live right next to a dusty and dangerous road, frequented by dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, but want to live in the fresh green countryside. After the quickest change ever, he walks through the other door and into extraordinary adventures where 'there are only two kinds of people. The first, Mr Benn Red Knight, was published in 1967, followed by three more; these became the basis for an animated television series of the same name originally transmitted by the BBC in 1971 and 1972.

The people may be simply drawn, but they have a great deal of character - even the ever-changing Mr Benn. The pre-loved books are carefully cleaned and maintained offering a wide variety of general and specialist titles from children's to adults.

The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr Benn by David McKee is in the Bookbag's Christmas Gift Recommendations 2009. As soon as he puts it on, he finds himself transported to a mysterious jungle full of snakes, elephants, and hunters. One of the World Book Day 2015 Authors David McKee is one of the best known illustrators of picture books, having created acknowledged modern classics such as Not Now, Bernard, Elmer the Patchwork Elephant, and Mr Benn, Gladiator. For an enjoyable look at different jobs in action, check out the Whoops-A-Daisy World books including Inspector Croc Investigates and Chief Rhino To The Rescue.

David McKee’s early work on the power of colour to transform life is perfect for all those who now love Elmer the patchwork elephant. The information on this site is aimed primarily at parents, educators, reviewers and retailers and you must be over the age of 13 to subscribe to our newsletter. years after watching the original it is still a hit and my grandson now knows most of the episodes by heart.

It doesn’t keep children glued to the screen, it makes them look up, look around and get inspired by the world. Erhaltung (Platte/Cover): M / VG- (Die Platte ist offensichtlich ungespielt, die 8-Seiten-Einlage auf der ersten Seite mit Braunflecken, auch das Cover mit kleinen Fleckchen, aber kein Kellergeruch). So many of the full page spreads in these books are worthy of hanging in an art gallery and the playful, retro visuals guide you through each story with a variety of cool graphic styles on display. Elmer the Patchwork Elephant is an elephant who stands out from the herd, and Elmer’s app is different too. With intricate artwork, the colour images have an almost 3D effect and the line art pen and ink drawings simply delightful.

According to Mr Benn's Little Book of Life, very little of McKee's original artwork created for the television episodes exists today, as most of it was thrown into a rubbish skip in the 1970s. Verpackung deutlich über 500 Gramm wiegt [Bitte beachten: Die genannten Versandkosten gelten unabhängig davon, welche Portokosten der ABEBOOKS/ZVAB-Computer auswirft]. I have been reading this book to my son since he was three and as time has gone on he can now read it to himself but also enjoys having it read still.

Mr Benn can understand that being locked up makes people sad but he finds it hard to know why the men all cry so much until he meets Smasher Lagru, the self-proclaimed boss of the prison, who explains that it is the greyness that gets everyone down so much.

Benn-Red Knight, copyright 1968, first American edition, hard cover, DUST JACKET, written and illustrated by David McKee. In 1999, it was reported that a feature film was in development and that director Jevon O'Neill's production company, Erinfilm, had purchased the film rights to Mr Benn from David McKee.

Voted 3rd in a BBC poll of 25 to 45 year olds of all-time favourite children's showsVoted 6th in Channel 4's poll of the 100 greatest kid's TV showsVoted 10th most famous time-traveller by THE TIMES'. McKee wrote and animated (with Ian Lawless) thirteen Mr Benn episodes for the BBC between 1971 and 1972.

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