The Greatest Sheep in History, page 4
‘So have you decided who to write your school project on?’ Maud asked Ernie as they sipped their lemonade. ‘We certainly met some amazing heroes at the conference, like Stupendous Sue and Lion-hearted Lakmi.’
‘I have decided,’ said Ernie. ‘But it’s not someone I met at the conference. It’s YOU, Maud.’
‘Me?’ Maud was momentarily speechless. ‘Me, Ernie? Really?’
‘Yes,’ said Ernie firmly. ‘The Daring Dynamo called you a hero, and he was right.’
‘Thanks, Ernie,’ said Maud sincerely. ‘And if you like, I could illustrate your project with a self-porpoise.’
‘That would be marvellous,’ said Ernie.
About the Author
Fearless Frances Watts is the author of Kisses for Daddy and Parsley Rabbit’s Book about Books. She also works as an editor, and as the servant of a lazy cat. Frances likes travelling, cheese and ducks, and dislikes ferocious dogs and having cold feet. Although her natural superpower has not yet emerged, she did once rescue a horse from a fire.
About the Illustrator
Jittery Judy Watson has been a chicken all her life. She has illustrated several books for children, some of them quite terrifying. Her most frightening project so far was drawing the fearsome tiger for the Aussie Nibble Tim & Tig. Drawing the pictures for Extraordinary Ernie & Marvellous Maud sometimes caused her hand to tremble. This may explain many of the wobbles in her illustrations.
By the way, she is very impressed that Fearless Frances has rescued a horse.
Praise for Ernie & Maud from Nice Newspapers, Magnificent Magazines, Wonderful Websites and Brilliant Booksellers …
EXTRAORDINARY ERNIE & MARVELLOUS MAUD
… a tale of patience, courage and, above all, friendship.
Sunday Mail Adelaide
… just right for newly independent readers, with plenty of interesting vocabulary … illustrations are terrific …
Gleehooks gleaner zine
… super new series …
Cooma Monaro Express
Perfect for early readers with a sense of humour and a love of alliteration.
Sunday Age Melbourne
… a fantastic new series for young readers.
Bendigo Weekly
… very funny … There is plenty to entertain proficient readers. Highly recommended.
Aussiereviews.com
THE MIDDLE SHEEP
… entertaining and unusual. I would recommend it for all ages.
Illawarra Mercury
… the bright cover promises what the book delivers. Altogether an attractive package.
Magpies magazine
A 2008 favourite … Extraordinary Ernie & Marvellous Maud and its sequel The Middle Sheep: Lighthearted Australian novels with infectiously likeable characters.
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Copyright
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation and is used
under licence by HarperCollinsPublishers Australia.
First published in Australia in 2009
This edition published in 2011
by HarperCollinsPublishers Australia Pty Limited
Copyright © Frances Watts 2009
Illustrations copyright © Judy Watson 2009
The right of Frances Watts to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by her under the Copyright Amendment (Moral Rights) Act 2000.
This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced, copied, scanned, stored in a retrieval system, recorded, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
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National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication data:
Watts, Frances.
The greatest sheep in history / Frances Watts; illustrator, Judy Watson.
1st ed.
ISBN: 978-0-7333-2306-5 (pbk.)
ISBN: 978-0-7304-9572-7 (ePub)
Series : Watts, Frances. Extraordinary Ernie & Marvellous Maud.
For primary school age.
Other Authors/Contributors : Watson, Judy.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
A823.4
Frances Watts, The Greatest Sheep in History
