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First published in Great Britain in 2015 by Egmont UK Limited
The Yellow Building, 1 Nicholas Road, London W11 4AN
Text copyright © 2015 Jane Hardstaff
Illustrations copyright © 2015 Joe McLaren
The moral rights of the author and illustrator have been asserted
First e-book edition 2014
ISBN 978 1 4052 6832 5
eISBN 978 1 7803 1389 4
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
‘Sweet Harry’s scabs! Yer like a frog with hair, Leatherboots.’
‘Bet you’ve never seen a frog do this!’
Moss dived down, turning a full somersault as she went, leaving Salter grinning on the riverbank. As she stretched to touch the stony river bed, she felt the drag of the water against her body. The river here was in no hurry. No roar, no raging currents, just a wide bend and a grassy bank that ushered the moorhens politely on their way. Moss knew this stretch of river as well as she knew the
