This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Book of the Year category by the Whitbread Book Award. It was recognised in the Older Readers category by the West Australian Young Reader's Book Award. It also was recognised in the Children's Book category by the Whitbread Book Award. It was recognised in the Big Read Top 100 category by the Bbc Book Awards. Also it was recognised by the Carnegie Award. The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded by childrens librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people.
This is number 3 in His Dark Materials .
There are 560 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Scholastic .
Philip Pullman is one of the most highly respected children's authors writing today. He lives in Oxford.
This book is in the following series:
His Dark Materials
His Dark Materials is a trilogy by Philip Pullman's which tells of a parallel world where people's souls have physical form in the shape of a daemon. This spellbinding adventure featuring armoured polar bears, magical devices, witches and daemons, is also a re-imagining of Milton's Paradise Lost.
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Whitbread Book Award
This book was recognised in the Children's Book category by the Whitbread Book Award.
Bbc Book Awards
This book was recognised in the Big Read Top 100 category by the Bbc Book Awards.
West Australian Young Reader's Book Award
This book was recognised in the Older Readers category by the West Australian Young Reader's Book Award.
Whitbread Book Award
This book was recognised in the Book of the Year category by the Whitbread Book Award.
Carnegie Medal
This book was recognised by the Carnegie Award. The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded by childrens librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people.
