The Spear of Destiny by Marcus Sedgwick Read Free Book Online Page A

and devices) are trademarks of the British Broadcasting
     Corporation and are used under licence.
    BBC logo © BBC, 1996
    Doctor Who logo © BBC,
     2012
    Licensed by BBC Worldwide
     Limited
    All rights reserved
    The moral right of the author
     and copyright holders has been asserted
    ISBN:
     978–1–405–91211–2



It all started with a Scarecrow.

    Puffin is well over sixty years old. Sounds ancient, doesn’t it? But Puffin has never been so lively. We’re
     always on the lookout for the next big idea, which is how it began all those years
     ago.

    Penguin Books was a big idea from the mind of a man called
     Allen Lane, who in 1935 invented the quality paperback and changed the world. And from great Penguins, great Puffins grew, changing the face of
     children’s books forever.

    The first four Puffin Picture Books were hatched in 1940
     and the first Puffin story book featured a man with broomstick arms called Worzel
     Gummidge. In 1967 Kaye Webb, Puffin Editor, started the Puffin Club, promising to ‘make children into readers’ . She kept that promise and
     over 200,000 children became devoted Puffineers through their quarterly instalments of
Puffin Post
.

    Many years from now, we hope you’ll look back and
     remember Puffin with a smile. No matter what your age or what you’re into,
     there’s a Puffin for everyone. The possibilities are endless, but one
     thing is for sure: whether it’s a picture book or a paperback, a sticker book or a
     hardback, if it’s got that little Puffin on it – it’s bound to be
     good.

    www.puffin.co.uk