The Ice Monster by David Walliams

The Ice Monster by David WalliamsDavid Walliams burst on to the American scene with his New York Times bestseller Demon Dentist, and now hes bringing his signature humor to this story of a ten year old orphan and a 10,000 year old mammoth. When Elsie, an orphan on the streets of Victorian London, hears about the mysterious Ice Monstera woolly mammoth found at the North Poleshes determined to discover more. Luckily, a chance encounter brings Elsie face to face with the creature,

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