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The Weird Beard
Bab Sharkey and the Animal Mummies (Book 1)
- Author
- Jessica Roberts
- Narrator
- Jessica Roberts, Andrew Hansen
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 30 June 2022
- Run Time
- 2 hours 41 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
When twelve-year-old Bab Sharkey finds a magical beard in the Egyptian desert, it attaches itself to his face, making him the Pharaoh and granting him strange powers. Bab also finds the friends he’s always needed: a pair of undead animals wrapped in bandages called Scaler the Fish Mummy and Prong the Ibis Mummy. But the previous owner of the Beard, the ancient and evil sorceress the Unpharaoh, is determined to get it back. Can Bab and his new Animal Mummy friends banish the Unpharaoh back to the Afterworld?
Packed with jokes, sound effects and songs, it’s perfect for middle-grade kids with a wacky sense of humour.
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Details
- Author
- Jessica Roberts
- Narrator
- Jessica Roberts, Andrew Hansen
- Duration
- 2 hours 41 minutes
- Release Date
- 30 June 2022
- ISBN
- 9781004088065
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
Synopsis
The first book in the hilarious Bab Sharkey and the Animal Mummies adventure series, from award-winning Australian comedian Andrew Hansen (best known for The Chaser) and his equally dynamic wife, Jessica Roberts. When twelve-year-old Bab Sharkey finds a magical beard in the Egyptian desert, it attaches itself to his face, making him the Pharaoh and granting him strange powers. Bab also finds the friends he’s always needed: a pair of undead animals wrapped in bandages called Scaler the Fish Mummy and Prong the Ibis Mummy. But the previous owner of the Beard, the ancient and evil sorceress the Unpharaoh, is determined to get it back. Can Bab and his new Animal Mummy friends banish the Unpharaoh back to the Afterworld? Packed with jokes, sound effects and songs, it’s perfect for middle-grade kids with a wacky sense of humour.
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