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Asterix and the secret weapon / written and illustrated by Albert Uderzo ; translated by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge.

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JGN ASTE	PREMIERS READING CHALLENGE - Junior Graphic Novel	Childrens	. On Loan .	15 Jun 2024	Select this item
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Field name	Details
ISBN	9780752847160 (hbk.) :
ISBN	0752847163 (hbk.) :
Personal Name	Uderzo, 1927-
Uniform Title	Astérix, la rose et le glaive.
Title	Asterix and the secret weapon / [graphic novel] written and illustrated by Albert Uderzo ; translated by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge.
Publication Details	London : Orion, 2002.
Physical Description	48 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Series	Asterix 29
Summary Note	A woman bard is unheard-of in Ancient Gaul - but when the mothers in Asterix and Obelix's little village decide that besides being a terrible musician Cacofonix, the local bard and school-teacher, is not educating their children properly, it's Bravura they call in. The men of the village are horrified at first, but Bravura proves a useful ally in countering Julius Caesar's secret weapon - the Roman leader has sent in a troop of female legionaries, relying on the chivalrous Gauls not to fight women. But Bravura has no such scruples, and together with Asterix thinks up a good idea. Even Cacofonix's music comes into its own ...
Subject - Topical Term	Asterix (Fictitious character) -- Comic books, strips, etc -- Juvenile fiction
	Obelix (Fictitious character : Uderzo) -- Comic books, strips, etc -- Juvenile fiction
	Graphic novels
Added Entry - Personal Name	Goscinny, 1926-1977
	Bell, Anthea
	Hockridge, Derek