Hughes, Ted,  1930-1998. <br/><br/>
The iron giant / 
written by Ted Hughes ; illustrated by Laura Carlin. 
 - 1st U.S. ed. 
 - London :  Walker Books Ltd.,  2018. 
 - 93 p. :  ill. ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/> "A Borzoi book"--T.p. verso. 
<br/><br/> This story is a modern fantasy about a massive giant who stalks the earth devouring metal, terrifying farmers and townspeople everywhere. Despite his insatiable hunger, the Iron Giant is quite gentle and good-natured, though the townspeople are too frightened of him to realize it. So they capture him and put him in a scrapyard, where he happily stuffs himself with stoves and bicycles. The people forget about the Iron Giant until a space-bat the size of Australia hovers over the earth, poised to destroy it. Earth needs a hero and only the Iron Giant is big enough and brave enough to do battle with the hideous creature from outer space 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781406378412 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010941395 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Science fiction.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PZ7.H87398  / Iq 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>[Fic]