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The Iron Man

The Iron Man

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  • Author：Ted Hughes
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Summary

"Reckoned one of the greatest of modern fairy tales" - Observer。
Mankind must put a stop to the dreadful destruction caused by the Iron Man。 A trap is set for him， but he cannot be kept down。 Then， when a terrible monster from outer space threatens to lay waste to the planet， it is the Iron Man who finds a way to save the world。
"Starts superbly with a clanking iron giant toppling from a cliff and lying smashed on the rocks below。 Then his various parts get up and search for each other。 Hughes has never written more compellingly" - The Times。

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Reviews

Indi ，

3，5 starsFirst of all， this edition illustrated by Chris Mould deserves a thousand stars。 The book is beautiful， I'm very happy I bought it。Now for the story， for most of it， I was very meh because I didn't really see the point it。 But the end was satisfying and worth the read。 （view spoiler）[I really liked the idea that the dragon came because he saw war on Earth and he wanted to take part。 And well， it's nice to imagine a singing giant dragon circling Earth and making everything better in the 3，5 starsFirst of all， this edition illustrated by Chris Mould deserves a thousand stars。 The book is beautiful， I'm very happy I bought it。Now for the story， for most of it， I was very meh because I didn't really see the point it。 But the end was satisfying and worth the read。 （view spoiler）[I really liked the idea that the dragon came because he saw war on Earth and he wanted to take part。 And well， it's nice to imagine a singing giant dragon circling Earth and making everything better in the world。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Dawn Court Harper ，

It’s a delightful book

Louise Reid ，

Very different to the Disney movie， but this is great in its own rite。 Would make a great bedtime story。

Martha Baylis ，

“The Iron Man came to the top of the cliff。 How far he had walked？ Nobody knows。 Where he had come from？ Nobody knows。 How he was made？ Nobody knows。”Ironman is set in a rural town， where a boy called Hogarth lives。 One day， Hogarth discovers a terrifying site- an Iron Man！ The Iron Man walks towards a cliff edge， only to step and fall onto the rocks below and break into several pieces。 Despite this fall， the Iron Man returns。 Hogarth returns to his village to warn people of the dangerous Iron M “The Iron Man came to the top of the cliff。 How far he had walked？ Nobody knows。 Where he had come from？ Nobody knows。 How he was made？ Nobody knows。”Ironman is set in a rural town， where a boy called Hogarth lives。 One day， Hogarth discovers a terrifying site- an Iron Man！ The Iron Man walks towards a cliff edge， only to step and fall onto the rocks below and break into several pieces。 Despite this fall， the Iron Man returns。 Hogarth returns to his village to warn people of the dangerous Iron Man。 The Iron Man begins to terror the village， eating metal farmyard equipment。 There is a plan to lure the Iron Man into an underground trap， however， he can escape， and a deal is made that he may eat the scrap metal from the tip。 Later， when a ‘Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon’ appears， it is Hogarth that encourages the Iron Man to fight it。 Later it is revealed that the creature a peaceful ‘Star Spirit’ who sings music that produces universal harmony and peace。 Hearing this， the Iron Man asks it to sing to the people of the village。 The song lulls the people into harmony between man， nature， and culture。Hughes makes the choice to describe the Iron Man as a sentient being who has little regard for anyone or anything， outside of their want to eat metal。 While this creates drama for the readers， the reactions of the adults and children in the story are equally if not more interesting and engaging。 The adults focus is the destruction and forgetting the Iron Man， this is unsuccessful as the Iron Man returns。 It is the child in the story who is responsible for humanising the Iron Man， understanding the motives of the machine， and creating a solution that benefits not only the village， but also the Iron Man。 This choice is echoed in the discussions between the Iron Man and the ‘Star Spirit’， further demonstrating the importance of tolerance and understanding and how children are equipped with the tools to implement them， potentially even more so than adults。This view is also demonstrated earlier in the story， when Hogarth tells the grown-ups that there is an Iron Man on the loose。 Rather than dismissing him， adults very well may in a child’s home life， they take his warning seriously。 Both of these examples thrill and empower young readers， they are able to read an example of a child positively contributing to a community and being respected and valued and by adults within it。 The story has thrived against the test of time， the robotic Iron Man character and the stories core themes of tolerance， understanding and peace are just as valuable and engaging as when it was first published。 。。。more

Sarah Parker ，

This is a really cute children’s book， which was the basis of one of the most heartbreaking films of my childhood， and I’m so glad that I was able to read it finally！The Iron Man and his battle of wits against the space-bat-angel-dragon is such a wonderful ending to the story， and the idea that something as strange and unusual as the Iron Man had created peace on Earth is such a fun concept。 I might need to go back and watch the film again。

Floss ，

Simple， quirky and effective。 Absolutely loved this short read， and has infinite possibilities for primary English teaching stimuli！

Nathan ，

I enjoyed this， it was short and sweet。

Arjun ，

a classic primary school book i read in year 3。 i think this book deserves more recognition and i really like it overall。 :）

Tricia ，

Read aloud for 5yo boy。 Only the bones of the story relate to the movie （Names， the sea， general first reaction to the giant）， everything else is different。 It was a modern fairy tale & I enjoyed the poetic elements。 Honestly still love the movie more though

Joey Bishop ，

Very very different to the movie。 Ted Hughes is a super interesting guy， his relationship with Sylvia plath is a whacky thing and I think his more serious works reflect a deeper meaning in his writing。 This is a children's book and it does what it sets out to do so I can't fault it。 Will need to watch the movie again soon。 Very very different to the movie。 Ted Hughes is a super interesting guy， his relationship with Sylvia plath is a whacky thing and I think his more serious works reflect a deeper meaning in his writing。 This is a children's book and it does what it sets out to do so I can't fault it。 Will need to watch the movie again soon。 。。。more

Katy ，

Since this is one of my all time favorite films （so much so that I have The Iron Giant tattooed on my arm）， I thought it was about time I read the book。

Vikas ，

A modern day fairy tale。This book is special to me-It was a birthday gift from someone special and it gives me hope， its really short and sweet。

Luisa Geisler ，

ah， é bonitinho， vá （escutado em audiolivro lido pelo Ted Hughes， me senti como se alguém me lesse uma história pra dormir）

Mr Holdstock ，

"I liked all of the book。 I never knew what would happen next。 I would recommend this book to 7， 8 and 9 year olds that like adventures。" Noah"The story is about an Iron Man who is bigger than a house。 There is a space， bat， dragon that is bigger than Australia。 I would recommend it to someone who likes adventures。" Jacob"The story was filled with twists and turns。 I would recommend it because it has a strong grip and gets very exciting in some parts。" Laurie"I liked the book because near the en "I liked all of the book。 I never knew what would happen next。 I would recommend this book to 7， 8 and 9 year olds that like adventures。" Noah"The story is about an Iron Man who is bigger than a house。 There is a space， bat， dragon that is bigger than Australia。 I would recommend it to someone who likes adventures。" Jacob"The story was filled with twists and turns。 I would recommend it because it has a strong grip and gets very exciting in some parts。" Laurie"I liked the book because near the end of the story the Iron Man becomes a hero and beats the dragon and the dragon becomes the Iron Man's slave。 I also liked the story because it had loads of twists and turns。" Noah"The book was amazing。 I loved the language。 I did dislike one thing， the part where the Iron Man was losing the bet。 It scared me。 I was worried for the Iron Man and after all my favourite character was the Iron Man。 It was an amazing book。" Charlie"My favourite part of the story was when he was lying on the girders above the hot flames because I wanted him to keel the space-bat-dragon。 I recommend this book for 7 and 8 year olds， however it is a little bit scary。" Robert 。。。more

Rajan ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Does it work as a children book？ Maybe。 This starts off well and then ends in a totally different direction。 Was Iron Man bad or good？ No explanation given。 You have to figure out。Why Hograth felt bad？ Iron Man ate all their machinery。 "The Iron Man roared again as the earth began to fall on him。 But soon he roared no more。 Soon the pit was full of earth。 Soon the Iron Man was buried silent， packed down under all the soil， while the farmers piled the earth over him in a mound and in a hill。 They Does it work as a children book？ Maybe。 This starts off well and then ends in a totally different direction。 Was Iron Man bad or good？ No explanation given。 You have to figure out。Why Hograth felt bad？ Iron Man ate all their machinery。 "The Iron Man roared again as the earth began to fall on him。 But soon he roared no more。 Soon the pit was full of earth。 Soon the Iron Man was buried silent， packed down under all the soil， while the farmers piled the earth over him in a mound and in a hill。 They went to and fro over the mound on their new tractors， which they’d bought since the Iron Man ate their old ones， and they packed the earth down hard。 Then they all went home talking cheerfully。 They were sure they had seen the last of the Iron Man。 Only Hogarth felt suddenly sorry。 He felt guilty。 It was he， after all， who had lured the Iron Man into the pit。"Monster of size of Australia。 I agree that anything is possible in fantasy but the monster was stupid too。 What kind of a loser monster size of Australia accepts challenge from a robot which he can hardly see。Now at last he spoke to the monster。 “If you can’t bear to be made red-hot like me， then you are weaker than I am， and I have won， and you are my slave。”The monster began to laugh。 “All right，” he roared。 “Build the fire， and I’ll lie on it。” He laughed again。 He knew the Iron Man couldn’t build a fire the size of Australia。 But then his laugh stopped。 The Iron Man was pointing upwards， at the sun。 “There is the fire for you，” he shouted。 “You go and lie there。 Go and lie on the sun till you are red-hot。” The monster gazed up at the sun。 He felt strangely cold suddenly。 But how could he refuse？ All right！ And he set off。 With slow giant wingbeats， he lifted his immense body off the earth， and flew slowly up towards the sun， while the whole earth watched …Slowly he covered the distance， getting smaller and smaller as he went。 At last he landed， a ragged black shape sprawled across the sun。 Everybody watched。 And now they saw the monster begin to glow。 Blue at first， then red， then orange。 Finally his shape was invisible， the same blazing white as the sun itself。 The monster was white-hot on the sun。It was kind of a mixed bag。 。。。more

David John ，

Great short story that had a film adaptation that expanded upon the metaphors of the source material。 Where there were some similarities， majority of the story had drastic differences that were simple to comprehend。 Overall， solid introduction， great middle that was on par with the quality of the movie， and outstanding finale in terms of using the dragon as a metaphor for war and the essentials of working towards peace otherwise mutual destruction would occur。

Melissa Lynch ，

I didn't know of "The Iron Giant" book until after watching the movie in 1999。 It was first published in 1968！ I could have read it as a child。 It's great。 I didn't know of "The Iron Giant" book until after watching the movie in 1999。 It was first published in 1968！ I could have read it as a child。 It's great。 。。。more

Emma Lofthouse-Burch ，

Fab read aloud book

Oliver Graham ，

AMAZING 🤩💣😀🤩

Robert ，

Okay， it's been a long time since I read this but I can remember not liking it at all as a kid。 I think it's a good example of a specific kind of children's book; ones that adults like/think of as somehow 'worthy' but children get bored by。 Okay， it's been a long time since I read this but I can remember not liking it at all as a kid。 I think it's a good example of a specific kind of children's book; ones that adults like/think of as somehow 'worthy' but children get bored by。 。。。more

Le Petit ，

"It just came over me。 I don't know why。 It just came over me， listening to the battling shouts and the war cries of Earth - I got excited， I wanted to join in"I'm pretty sure I've read this before， added bonus was Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" playing inside my head as I was reading。First the farmer's dealt with the Iron Man， then the Iron Man helped save the world。 I would personally omit the word "slave" and replace it with "you'll have to do as I say" or "you'll have to grant me a wish" but tha "It just came over me。 I don't know why。 It just came over me， listening to the battling shouts and the war cries of Earth - I got excited， I wanted to join in"I'm pretty sure I've read this before， added bonus was Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" playing inside my head as I was reading。First the farmer's dealt with the Iron Man， then the Iron Man helped save the world。 I would personally omit the word "slave" and replace it with "you'll have to do as I say" or "you'll have to grant me a wish" but that's just me。4/5 。。。more

Haley ，

Sad book about a tractor eating robot that people refuse to coexist with。

BrookesEducationLibrary ，

This book is now available for loan from the SEC at Harcourt Hill Library。

Chris Greensmith ，

"Meanwhile the Iron Man was the world’s hero。 He went back to his scrapyard。 But now everybody in the world sent him a present。 Some only sent him a nail。 Some sent him an old car。 One rich man even sent him an ocean liner。 He sprawled there in his yard， chewing away， with his one ear slightly drooped where the white heat of that last roasting had slightly melted it。 As he chewed， he hummed in harmony to the singing of his tremendous slave in heaven。" "Meanwhile the Iron Man was the world’s hero。 He went back to his scrapyard。 But now everybody in the world sent him a present。 Some only sent him a nail。 Some sent him an old car。 One rich man even sent him an ocean liner。 He sprawled there in his yard， chewing away， with his one ear slightly drooped where the white heat of that last roasting had slightly melted it。 As he chewed， he hummed in harmony to the singing of his tremendous slave in heaven。" 。。。more

Ellie ，

It's not often that I prefer a movie adaptation of a book， but The Iron Giant （1999） takes this story and flips it on its head in the best way。 I already knew that the book and the movie followed different storylines， so I tried to view the book as separate to the movie。 Even so， I was disappointed。 I think that， even as a child， I wouldn't have had much love for the book， partly because it's devoid of emotion。 There are some humorous moments， but it almost feels like the author wasn't intereste It's not often that I prefer a movie adaptation of a book， but The Iron Giant （1999） takes this story and flips it on its head in the best way。 I already knew that the book and the movie followed different storylines， so I tried to view the book as separate to the movie。 Even so， I was disappointed。 I think that， even as a child， I wouldn't have had much love for the book， partly because it's devoid of emotion。 There are some humorous moments， but it almost feels like the author wasn't interested in writing it。 A bit of a meh for me。 。。。more

Ansi Deniz ，

I am in my dwelling in British literature by a second chance to read children classics with my kids。 The Iron Man is a fantastic story to understand fear of not knowing each other， negotiation and peace。 Written in 1960s， as the Cold War was hot， the author invited us to live together without biases。 Being the best of all poets， Ted Hughes had an eloquent writing gripping us into the story。

Jamie MacDonald Jones ，

A succinct little parable， easily enjoyed。

Erin Marshallsay ，

For ks2Chapter one- lots of opportunities for questioning， onomatopoeia。Each chapter is a mini story on its own。 What happened in between。 Build iron man etc。

Hayley ，

Just re-read this to the children in my class。 It was always a book that stuck with me from when we looked at when I was in school aged about 8。 Revisiting it made me realise that there was a reason why I only remembered the first chapter and that’s because it’s the most interesting part of the story。 It’s a wonderful opening but after that I just find myself getting bored。 Was lovely to see how much that children enjoyed it。 I think they would rate it higher than myself。

Kieran McAndrew ，

A robotic life form causes havoc for a farming community by eating all their metal。 Seeking ways to destroy the Iron Man， it is pure luck that it is still there when an alien dragon threatens to enslave the Earth， as the Iron Man may prove their salvation。Part narrative poem， part fabulous fairy tale， 'The Iron Man' is rightly seen as a masterwork of Ted Hughes。 A robotic life form causes havoc for a farming community by eating all their metal。 Seeking ways to destroy the Iron Man， it is pure luck that it is still there when an alien dragon threatens to enslave the Earth， as the Iron Man may prove their salvation。Part narrative poem， part fabulous fairy tale， 'The Iron Man' is rightly seen as a masterwork of Ted Hughes。 。。。more

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