L'Uomo di Ferro: Lotta di giganti per la salvezza della terra, transl. into Italian of The Iron Man by Sandra Georgini, illus. by George Adamson. Milan: Biblioteca Universale, Rizzoli, 1977

I do not think the Iron man was a bad character as he never took his advantage of being taller than anyone to hurt people all he did was eat his food and wander. The farmers thought he was bad as he ate their tractors. The Iron Man likes eating metal. How many different types of metal can you think of? Can you plan a tasty meal for him using different metal objects?The Iron Man arrives seemingly from nowhere, and his appearance is described in detail. He first appears falling off a cliff, but his various pieces reassemble themselves, starting with his hands finding his eyes and progressing from there. He is unable to find one ear, which was taken by seagulls earlier, and walks into the sea to find it. Adamson’s illustrations for the most famous of Hughes’s works for children, The Iron Man (1968), draw on the landscape and architecture of Devon. The Iron Man himself is based on an artist’s articulated model still in the family’s possession.

Hogarth is the only child of a single mom working at the town's diner and his friendship with the mysterious giant, whom he saves from being fried while attempting to consume an electric power station, resembles that between the boy and the alien in ET. As in Hughes's story, the boy becomes the protector of the giant and his teacher, but the ultimate enemy now comes from within, a product of the Cold War.Why not make your classroom look the part, too? This beautifully illustrated The Iron Man Display Bannerfeatures characters and settings from the story, as well as the title. Perfect for heading a display on the book. Le Géant de fer, transl. into French of The Iron Man by Sophie de Vogelas; illus. by Philippe Munch; Folio cadet 52. Éditions Gallimard Jeunesse, 1984 ISBN 978-2-07-031052-4 Compose the song that the space-bat-angel-dragon might sing every night as he flies around the Earth. Read the first paragraph of the story and imagine the answers to the questions? How far had he walked? Where had he come from? How was he made?

Terrified, humans send their armies to destroy the dragon, but it is unharmed by their weapons. When the Iron Man hears of this global threat, he allows himself to be disassembled and transported to Australia where he challenges the creature to a contest of strength. If the Iron Man can withstand the heat of burning petroleum for longer than the creature can withstand the heat of the Sun, the creature must obey the Iron Man's commands forevermore: if the Iron Man melts or is afraid of melting before the space being undergoes or fears pain in the Sun, the creature has permission to devour the whole Earth.

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In August 2019, an updated illustrated version was released in the UK with new illustrations from artist Chris Mould. I think the author Ted Hughes used a lot of similes to describe the Iron man so you could know what kind of person he is. He used a lot of them as he wants to give as much description about the Iron man to the readers as he can . Faber and Faber (other editions available) Age 7-9 The Iron Man was written nearly 50 years ago by the poet Ted Hughes, originally to entertain his own children. Told in five chapters representing five nights it is ideal for bedtime story reading over a week. The book tells what happens when a mysterious iron giant arrives in a farming community. Initially treated as a threat, The Iron Man later becomes a hero saving the world from a dangerous space monster. It is mainly told from the point of view of Hogarth, a young boy who forms a friendship with the Iron Man. Exciting, poetic and dramatic this book is great for read aloud to children. There is lots to think and talk about too with the dilemma of what to do about the Iron Man for example. Watch a narrated animation of the opening of the story here. A catalogue of Pembroke’s Hughes-Adamson material is available on request from the College Librarian Pat Aske, at [email protected]