The Iron Woman

by Ted Hughes

Other authorsAndrew Davidson (Illustrator)
Paperback, 1993

Status

Available

Call number

823.914

Publication

Faber Children's Books (1993), Edition: First Edition, Hardcover, 128 pages

Description

When a giant iron woman arises from a marsh near a waste disposal factory, all men over eighteen turn into water creatures, and an entire country must confront the problems of pollution.

User reviews

LibraryThing member raizel
Well written, but overall disappointing. SPOLER: As near as I can figure it out, an evil company is buying up waste from around the world and polluting the English countryside. Its retribution is becoming the only company in the world where these pollutants produce environmentally safe fuel.

Language

Physical description

87 p.; 7.83 inches

ISBN

057117163X / 9780571171637

Local notes

A sequel to Iron Man - billed as a passionate cry against the relentless pollution of the Earth's waterways through the dumping of industrial waste.
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