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The Bromeliad Trilogy: Truckers, Diggers, and Wings Hardcover – September 30, 2003

by Terry Pratchett (Author)
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From the pen of Sir Terry Pratchett, beloved and bestselling author of the Discworld fantasy series comes a comic and insightful trilogy about a race of four-inch-high heroes trying to make sense of a human-size world.

In a world whose seasons are defined by Christmas sales and Spring Fashions, hundreds of tiny nomes live in the corners and crannies of a human-run department store. They have made their homes beneath the floorboards for generations and no longer remember—or even believe in—life beyond the Store walls.

Until the day a small band of nomes arrives at the Store from the Outside. Led by a young nome named Masklin, the Outsiders carry a mysterious black box (called the Thing), and they deliver devastating news: In twenty-one days, the Store will be destroyed.

Now all the nomes must learn to work together, and they must learn to think -- and to think BIG.

Part satire, part parable, and part adventure story par excellence, master storyteller Terry Pratchett’s engaging trilogy traces the nomes’ flight and search for safety, a search that leads them to discover their own astonishing origins and takes them beyond their wildest dreams.

Praise for the Bromeliad trilogy: “Witty, funny, wise, and altogether delightful.”—Locus Magazine

Meet more of Sir Terry Pratchett’s tiny-but-fierce heroes in the Discworld novel The Wee Free Men!

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  1. Reading age
    8 - 12 years
  2. Part of series
    Bromeliad Trilogy
  3. Print length
    512 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    5 - 9
  6. Lexile measure
    610L
  7. Dimensions
    6 x 1.53 x 9 inches
  8. Publisher
    Clarion Books
  9. Publication date
    September 30, 2003
  10. ISBN-10
    0060094931
  11. ISBN-13
    978-0060094935
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“Fascinating and funny.” — The Horn Book

“Witty, funny, wise and altogether delightful.” — Locus

“A delicious, rewarding, wry and antic fable.” ―Harlan Ellison “A rollicking good story.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Terry Pratchett has created a wild adventure, a fable, a fantasy, an elegant satire.” – Lloyd Alexander — Lloyd Alexander

“Pratchett gives his cast plenty of personality and fuels the plot with nonstop comedy.” — Kirkus Reviews

“A wry tongue-in-cheek fantasy…which unhesitatingly lampoons the ingrained habits and complacent attitudes found in any society.” — ALA Booklist

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In a world whose seasons are defined by Christmas sales and Spring Fashions, hundreds of tiny nomes live in the corners and crannies of a human-run department store. They have made their homes beneath the floorboards for generations and no longer remember -- or even believe in -- life beyond the Store walls.

Until the day a small band of nomes arrives at the Store from the Outside. Led by a young nome named Masklin, the Outsiders carry a mysterious black box (called the Thing), and they deliver devastating news: In twenty-one days, the Store will be destroyed.

Now all the nomes must learn to work together, and they must learn to think -- and to think BIG.

Part satire, part parable, and part adventure story par excellence, master storyteller Terry Pratchett’s engaging trilogy traces the nomes’ flight and search for safety, a search that leads them to discover their own astonishing origins and takes them beyond their wildest dreams.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Clarion Books; 1st edition (September 30, 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 512 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0060094931
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0060094935
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 610L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 5 - 9
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.46 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.53 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Terry Pratchett sold his first story when he was fifteen, which earned him enough money to buy a second-hand typewriter. His first novel, a humorous fantasy entitled The Carpet People, appeared in 1971 from the publisher Colin Smythe. Terry worked for many years as a journalist and press officer, writing in his spare time and publishing a number of novels, including his first Discworld novel, The Color of Magic, in 1983. In 1987 he turned to writing full time, and has not looked back since. To date there are a total of 36 books in the Discworld series, of which four (so far) are written for children. The first of these children's books, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, won the Carnegie Medal. A non-Discworld book, Good Omens, his 1990 collaboration with Neil Gaiman, has been a longtime bestseller, and was reissued in hardcover by William Morrow in early 2006 (it is also available as a mass market paperback (Harper Torch, 2006) and trade paperback (Harper Paperbacks, 2006). Terry's latest book, Nation, a non-Discworld standalone YA novel was published in October of 2008 and was an instant New York Times and London Times bestseller. Regarded as one of the most significant contemporary English-language satirists, Pratchett has won numerous literary awards, was named an Officer of the British Empire “for services to literature” in 1998, and has received four honorary doctorates from the Universities of Warwick, Portsmouth, Bath, and Bristol. His acclaimed novels have sold more than 55 million copies (give or take a few million) and have been translated into 36 languages. Terry Pratchett lived in England with his family, and spent too much time at his word processor. Some of Terry's accolades include: The Carnegie Medal, Locus Awards, the Mythopoetic Award, ALA Notable Books for Children, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, Book Sense 76 Pick, Prometheus Award and the British Fantasy Award.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of my kids favorites, mine too
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Really loved this story. I had read it years and years ago and remembered it fondly. I read quite a bit and sometimes kind of forget some of the things I have read. I was browsing through the library and saw this one day. I picked it up and read through it again to make sure it was kid friendly. Then I read it to my kids who were probably at early elementary school age at the time. They LOVED it. Great characters, great story, and a bit of a lesson in life. It covers some pretty big and important concepts about the world in general. It is really cleverly done.

This was a few years back and the book would often come up in conversation, even years after we had read it, more so than any other book or series we have ever read, so I actually ordered a copy here on Amazon. My kids have read and reread this book on their own several times. My daughter even donated a copy to her school library when she moved from elementary school to middle school, since the elementary school didn't have one. This book made them Pratchett fans and they have since read all of his youth oriented materials such as Maurice and his Educated Rodents, Wee Free Men (They really liked that one too), A hat full of Sky, and Wintersmith.
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C. Posley
5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Pratchett
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Literally my favorite among all of Sir Terry's work. This is not part of his Discworld series. It takes place right here on roundworld.

Living in the corners of our world are tiny humanoids called Nomes. They move faster than humans can see. They are terribly strong and very clever. The trilogy starts out with one small group of about 10. There used to be hundreds of Nomes here, but the highway is close by, and a fox would eat a Nome if it could, and some Nomes just get itchy feet...so now there are only 10. Food is scarce, predators are not. Resources are thin, and so are the Nomes. They decide to leave, taking a hidden ride on a human's delivery truck. It is at that point that their world gets much larger.

Through three books, we watch the Nomes as they try to find their place in this world. They encounter other Nomes, new technologies, new ideas, and their world keeps getting bigger and bigger. And there's quite a good bit about frogs.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Solid, Poignant and Funny Story
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A solid, engaging story about gnomes stranded in a strange world. Pratchett brings the reader into the gnomes' point of view as they struggle with the human civilization around them and seek their own home.

An excellent read for teens and up. Mature readers will appreciate subtle cultural references from our own past in ways that younger readers may miss.
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Rebecca
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for fans
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After having read all of the Pratchett books in my house multiple times, I went in search of anything I might ave missed. Although this is technically a "children's book", and was written just a touch more simply than his adult novels, I was thoroughly charmed by the story and enjoyed it as much as his more well-known works.
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Aleia
5.0 out of 5 stars Great beginner Pratchett
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I'm a huge Terry Pratchett fan and wanted to get my son started on his books. He absolutely adored this series (he's 7 years old) and though we read it together he wants to read it again on his own. I strongly recommend this book for any children who enjoy fantasy and using their imagination or any adult who loves the same thing. Pratchett books are timeless and even his children and young adult novels are enjoyable for adults as well. I also loved having all three novels in the same edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliantly written
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Reading this to my 5 year old and he is immediately hooked. He wants to read Diggers so we’re flying through the first book. He loves how big it is and the quality of the binding.
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4.0 out of 5 stars This is good. Carpet People is better.
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Book was in like new condition. Read it with my 9 and 11 year olds. They liked it. Wish he had written more Carpet People books.
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B. Stack
5.0 out of 5 stars I read this trilogy to my daughter
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2014
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I read this trilogy to my daughter, she was 6 years old at the time. It was the 10 minutes at bed time kind of reading and took an entire summer to get through. She is 12 now and read the trilogy on her own a few times. It is a marvelous tale, a little bit fantasy, a little but sci-fi, very funny and very endearing.
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Great books. Read this years ago as a young adult and now plan to read it to my son.
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