Niteracy Hour
  • Published: 15 April 2005
  • ISBN: 9780552550826
  • Imprint: Young Corgi
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 144
  • RRP: $19.99
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Niteracy Hour

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1 Feb 2011
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15 Apr 2005
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Literacy Hour becomes Niteracy Hour in this hilarious tale of a head-louse who joins in the classroom action

WHAT A LOUSE! Jim is a head-louse, newly-hatched from a nit on Gregory's head. But as Gregory is a good listener and it's 'in his blood', Jim's breakfast turns him into a good listener too and suddenly school storytime changes from Literacy Hour to Niteracy Hour. And can Jim help Gregory do something about Duncan, the class bully? He's the real louse in the class-
  • Published: 15 April 2005
  • ISBN: 9780552550826
  • Imprint: Young Corgi
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 144
  • RRP: $19.99
Categories:

About the author

John Dougherty

JOHN DOUGHERTY lives in London. A supply teacher with plenty of experience of classroom activities in primary education, he is also a singer-songwriter with one CD already available - and has appeared on TV when his living room was designed in a Gothic style by Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen. In 2004, he also ran the London Marathon to raise funds for a charity to help children in care.

Zeus on the Loose was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award in 2004.

portrait photo of John Dougherty

Also by John Dougherty

Zeus Sorts it Out
Jack Slater and the Whisper of Doom
Zeus to the Rescue!
Jack Slater, Monster Investigator
Zeus On The Loose
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Praise for Niteracy Hour

Witty repartee and extraordinary adventures . . . Dougherty has created an appealing combination of imagination, gross-out factor, classroom drama and humour. The illustrations are a perfect accompaniment of simplicity and silliness. Young confident readers will be delighted by this very "lousy" adventure and eager for a future sequel

Armadillo

A book which could acquire cult status

The School Librarian

This book is unique . . . Its appealing layout, large text and its simple yet effective black and white illustrations work very well. It's a great example of the quirky humour that younger readers enjoy

Children's Books Ireland

A delightfully offbeat view of school life

Junior

Parents my squirm at the subject matter but there's no denying that this is a hilarious story

South Wales Argus