Author:Jason Hazeley,Joel Morris
The PERFECT GIFT for the ones who are yet to know the meaning of the words 'hard work' . . . in other words the back-to-schoolers and the university goers.
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This is a student.
He is leaving home for the first time.
By the time he graduates, he will be grown-up: exhausted, hideously in debt and unable to imagine going to bed sober.
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Reynard has brought everything he needs for his first year.
He unpacks his fancy-dress costumes, his four-way extension leads, his pair of pants and all his didgeridoos.
By doing front, back, inside-out front, inside-out back, and using Febreze and Imodium, he plans to make his pants last until half term.
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This delightful book is part of a series of Ladybird books which have been specially planned to help grown-ups with the world about them.
The large clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition and the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enable grown-ups to think they have taught themselves to cope. Featuring original Ladybird artwork alongside brilliantly funny, brand new text.
Other titles in the Ladybirds for Grown Ups series:
How it Works: The Cat
How it Works: The Dog
How it Works: The Grandparent
The Ladybird Book of the Meeting
The Ladybird Book of Red Tape
The Ladybird Book of the People Next Door
The Ladybird Book of the Sickie
The Ladybird Book of the Zombie Apocalypse
How it Works: The Husband
How it Works: The Wife
How it Works: The Mum
How it Works: The Dad
The Ladybird Book of the Mid-Life Crisis
The Ladybird Book of the Hangover
The Ladybird Book of Mindfulness
The Ladybird Book of the Shed
The Ladybird Book of Dating
The Ladybird Book of the Hipster
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