The Iron Giant

by Ted Hughes

Book Overview

An iron giant saves the world in this contemporary classic.

A mysterious creature stalks the land, eating barbed wire and devouring tractors and plows. The farmers are mystified--and terrified. And then they glimpse him in the night: the Iron Giant, taller than a house, with glowing headlight eyes and an insatiable taste for metal. The hungry giant must be stopped at any cost.

Only a young boy named Hogarth is brave enough to lead the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375801537
• ISBN13: 9780375801532
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Yearling Books
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

Love love LOVE

Very easy read, I read it in 30 minutes. I got this because I love the iron giant movie, and while this book is very different, you can easily see how it inspired the movie! Some worlds may be advanced for young readers, but I definitely suggest for readers young and old!

A childhood classic revived.

Bought the Iron Giant video, paperback, and this original version so my college age son could enjoy them again and keep them for his future family.

Intelligent, compassionate, peaceful

This is such a delightful book filled with imagination and peaceful resolution to differences. Children are captured by the amazing character "Iron Giant" and us adults enjoy the simple way that life winds around in this story of two very alien creatures.

See the Movie; Read the Book; The Two Are Very Different

Director Brad Bird's take on Ted Hughes' memorable 1968 tale, The Iron Giant, differs substantially from the story. So much so, that the book and the film may not have the same audience. Then again, those taken with the movie will likely want to explore the brief (80 page) book. This recent paperback edition features a beautiful cover drawn from the Warner Bros. movie, although the story is Hughes' original. Priced far below the lavish library volumes, this edition may be the best of both worlds, providing a look at the film's inspiration for the Iron Giant's many curious fans.

A funny, exciting book that teaches about war and peace.

I think this is a really good book, so I think you should read it. It was very funny sometimes, like when the seagulls found the giant in tiny pieces, and he came up with a funny way to find all his parts!It was very exciting. The Iron Giant has to go into fire against a space monster that is bothering the world.This book teaches about living in peace and not having so many wars. I am 71/2 years old, and it was not too hard for me to read by myself.

24 years and still a great book!

I first read The Iron Giant when I was in second grade, back in '75, and it was the first thing that I read that made a real impression on me. I think it's great that this book will be available to a whole new generation of children to enjoy, as I want to share it with my own children.