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The Iron Woman
By Hughes, Ted & Moser, Barry
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80371-796-1
- Publisher
- New York : Dial Books, 1995.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 1995
Gr 5-7 A strange cry and quaking earth alert Lucy (age 10?) to a Presence in the marsh. Next day at dawn, snowdrops and foxgloves at her bedroom window signal the arrival of a huge woman of iron. Benevolent toward Lucy, she rages implacably against the factory where Lucy's father works: it is polluting the waters and their wildlife, as Lucy learns in an apocalyptic vision, accompanied by the terrifying screams of the tortured creatures (including a human baby). Lucy enlists Hogarth, who enlists the Iron Man (both from The Iron Giant [HarperCollins, 1988]). Luc...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
