A classic children's book from best-loved Bill's New Frock author former Children's Laureate Anne Fine Perfect for readers aged between 7 & 9 & fans of The Midnight Gang & Pamela Butchart's Wigglesbottom Primary series It's Ivan's first day at his new school & Boris is told to look after him & translate for him because Ivan can only speak Russian After all St Edmund's is a civilized school Only problem is Ivan isn't civilized So when Ivan starts greeting people as lowly shivering worms' & asking for words in English like crush' & mutilate' Boris realises that he's going to have his work cut out for him & that's just the start of the day Anne Fine's fun school stories have been delighting children for more than 20 years winning her awards such as the Smarties Book Award & Carnegie Medal along the way