The Iron Man

This is the award-winning illustrated edition of Ted Hughes' classic tale in paperback. Part modern fairy tale, part science fiction myth, The Iron Man describes the unexpected arrival in England of a mysterious giant "metal man" who wreaks havoc on the countryside by attacking the neighbouring farms and eating all their machinery. A young boy called Hogarth befriends him and Hogarth and the extraordinary being end up defending and saving the earth when it is attacked by a fearsome "space-bat-angel-dragon" from outer space.

Author: Ted Hughes

Illustrator: Laura Carlin

Format: Paperback

Page Count: 104

Imprint: Walker Books Australia

Publication Date: September 2013

ISBN: 9781406329575