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A thousand miles ago, in a country east of the jungle and south of the mountains, there lived a firework-maker named Lalchand and his daughter, Lila. Lila's learned from her father almost all there is to know about making fireworks. But he's held back the final secret, the most dangerous one,... read more

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A thousand miles ago, in a country east of the jungle and south of the mountains, there lived a firework-maker called Lalchand and his daughter, Lila.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Philip Pullman (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Nick Harris (Illustrator) - UK Edition
  2. S. Saelig Gallagher (Illustrator) - USA Edition

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: November 2, 1995
ISBN: 0385405278
Page Count: 112

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  • Library of Congress: PZ7.P968 Fi 1999
  • Dewey: 813.54

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Reading Level: Young Adults

Children's Book


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