Martin Wagner
2005 | paperback | illustrated | 64 pages | 198x129mm
children’s fiction/politics
ISBN-10: 0-9530964-9-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-9530964-9-7
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When nine-year-old Joe is unexpectedly elected prime minister, he quickly discovers that to negotiate the pitfalls of modern politics, you have to compromise. But how can he stay true to what he believes?
Published to mark the re-election of Tony Blair for a historic third term in May 2005, The Little Politician is a bittersweet tale for old and young of an idealist who went astray.
From the author of The Little Driver.
Martin Wagner is a writer and film-maker living in London. read more
Reviews of The Little Driver:
'Billed as "An anti-car book for a new generation", The Little Driver is a gem, easily negotiating the many dead ends encountered when questioning car culture. Like many eight-year-old boys, Joe is obsessed with cars, but when his wish suddenly comes true he embarks on a journey he wasn't expecting. Full of wit and dry observation, much of the beauty of The Little Driver is in the way it captures the visceral thrill and smug pride Joe feels when first behind the wheel of his shiny red sports car, and then peels away the layers as Joe's encounters with selfish drivers, traffic jams, pollution and road building slowly force him to question his love of the automobile.' Andrew Brackenbury ERGO
'Like all great children’s books this one is for adults too.’ SPOKES
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